Preface xi
About the Editors xiii
Contributors xv
Part I - Introduction
Chapter 1 Causes of Venous Thrombosis 3
Frits R. Rosendaal
Chapter 2 The Natural History of Venous Thromboembolism 27
Paolo Prandoni
Part II - Clinical Presentation
Chapter 3 Clinical Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis 55
Maaike Söhne, Roel Vink, Harry R. Büller
Chapter 4 Clinical Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism 61
Maaike Söhne, Roel Vink, Harry R. Büller
Part III - Diagnostic Procedures
Chapter 5 Clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of venous Thromboembolism 73
Grégoire Le Gal, Marc A. Rodger Copyrighted Material
Chapter 6 Plasma D-Dimer and Venous Thromboembolic Disease 85
Marc Righini, Henri Bounameaux, Arnaud Perrier
Chapter 7 Computed Tomography for Thromboembolic Disease 113
Lawrence R. Goodman, Edwin J.R. van Beek
Chapter 8 Lung Scintigraphy 135
Jane A.E. Dutton, Heok K. Cheow, A. Michael Peters
Chapter 9 MRI and MRA of the Pulmonary Vasculature 171
Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Peter M.A. van Ooijen, Edwin J.R. van Beek, Matthijs Oudkerk
Chapter 10 Pulmonary Angiography: Technique, Indications and Complications 221
Marjolein van Loveren, Edwin J.R. van Beek, Matthijs Oudkerk
Chapter 11 Echocardiography in Pulmonary Embolism 247
Günter Görge, Raimund Erbel
Chapter 12 Ultrasonography of Deep Vein Thrombosis 263
Sebastian M. Schellong
Chapter 13 Conventional, Computed Tomographic and Magnetic Resonance Venography 279
John T. Murchison, John H. Reid, Ian N. Gillespie
Part IV - Diagnostic Management Strategies
Chapter 14 Diagnostic Management Strategies in Patients with Suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis 317
Philip S. Wells
Chapter 15 Diagnostic Management Strategies in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism 329
Renée A. Douma, Pieter W. Kamphuisen, Edwin J.R. van Beek, Matthijs Oudkerk, Harry R. Büller
Chapter 16 Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy 353
Wee Shian Chan, Jeffrey S. Ginsberg
Chapter 17 Management of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Childhood 373
C. Heleen van Ommen, Harriet Heijboer, Marjolein Peters
Chapter 18 Management of Suspected Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension 405
Robin Condliffe, Charlie A. Elliot, David G. Kiely
Part V - Prevention of VTE
Chapter 19 Mechanical Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism 423
Juan I. Arcelus, Joseph A. Caprini
Chapter 20 Pharmacological Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism 435
Willem M. Lijfering, Jan van der Meer
Chapter 21 Vena Cava Filters and Venous Thromboembolism 463
Patrick Mismetti, Silvy Laporte, Fabrice Guy Barral, Hervé Decousus
Part VI - Conservative and Surgical Treatment
Chapter 22 Initial and Long-Term Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis 475
Gary Raskob
Chapter 23 Initial and Long-term Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary Embolism 487
Guy Meyer, Victor Tapson
Chapter 24 Thrombolysis for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism 503
Giancarlo Agnelli, Cecilia Becattini
Chapter 25 Surgical Intervention in the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension 513
Michael M. Madani, Stuart W. Jamieson
Chapter 26 Interventional Techniques for Venous Thrombosis 539
Jim A. Reekers, Edwin J.R. van Beek
Index 553