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A Diagnostic Challenge

Jacques R. Leclerc, MD, FRCP(C); Richard M. Jay, MD, FRCP(C); Russell D. Hull, MD, MSC, FRCP(C); Jack Hirsh, MD, FRCP(C)

Arch Intern Med. 1985;145(10):1867-1869.

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Considerable progress has been made over the last 15 years in our understanding of the natural history, diagnosis, and treatment of deep vein thrombosis.¹ The nonspecificity of clinical diagnosis has been confirmed by several studies,^2-5 and the reliability of objective tests such as fibrinogen I 125 leg scanning,⁶ venography,⁷ and impedance plethysmography (IPG) has been established for patients who present with their first episode of clinically suspected venous thrombosis.^8,9 In contrast, relatively few studies have been performed to clarify the diagnostic process in patients with a history of venous thrombosis who have recurrent symptoms of leg pain and swelling.^10,11

Until recently, most of these symptomatic patients were considered to have acute recurrent deep vein thrombosis (which is potentially life-threatening) on the basis of their clinical presentation alone. They then received long-term anticoagulant therapy or, in some cases, caval interruption procedures. Some patients experienced the inconvenience of multiple hospital admissions or . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Department of Medicine McMaster University 1200 Main St W Room 3W10 Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8N 3Z5

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