title: Venous thromboembolism overview.
abstract: This article gives a general overview of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, and initial management of VTE are briefly reviewed. More difficult management problems are reviewed in greater depth, including duration of anticoagulation, treatment of superficial venous thrombosis, and controversies surrounding bridging therapy, with a brief review of currently available new oral anticoagulants.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. ebattinelli@partners.org
authors.forename: Elisabeth M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Battinelli
authors.forename: Devon L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Connors
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*