title: [Deep venous thrombosis--epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment].
abstract: The pathogenesis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) involves vascular changes or injury, stasis and alterations in the blood composition. The risk increases with age; however, important risk factors are cancer, surgery, immobilisation and hormone therapy. DVT most often appears in the crural veins. The diagnosis is based on ultrasound, d-dimer and clinical examination. Correct treatment requires gradient compression hosiery, low-molecular heparins and anticoagulant therapy. Duration of treatment depends on the individual risk of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Sygehus Vendsyssel, Medicinsk Afdeling, Braedstrup Sygehus.
authors.forename: Holger Marquard
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Sejersen
authors.forename: Hans Kraemmer
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Jacob Pontoppidan
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Thyssen
authors.forename: Steen Elkjaer
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Husted
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents