Dedicated to dealing with a challenging disease, previously thought to be incurable, but with the advent of new drugs, now amenable to management and a much improved prognosis for patients.

- Latest publication in a fast-moving area of keen clinical interest
- Authored by leading international authorities
- Builds on success of a respected first edition
- Incorporates new data on latest imaging technologies and therapies
- Covers both the science and clinical aspects, including presentation, surgical intervention and drug therapy
- Includes coverage of both Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis

Preface

About the Editors

Contributors

Part I Introduction

Chapter 1 Causes of Venous Thrombosis

Frits R. Rosendaal

Chapter 2 The Natural History of Venous Thromboembolism

Paolo Prandoni

Part II - Clinical Presentation

Chapter 3 Clinical Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Maaike Söhne, Roel Vink, Harry R. Büller

Chapter 4 Clinical Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism

Maaike Söhne, Roel Vink, Harry R. Büller

Part III - Diagnostic Procedures

Chapter 5 Clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of venous Thromboembolism

Grégoire Le Gal, Marc A. Rodger

Chapter 6 Plasma D-Dimer and Venous Thromboembolic Disease

Marc Righini, Henri Bounameaux, Arnaud Perrier

Chapter 7 Computed Tomography for Thromboembolic Disease

Lawrence R. Goodman, Edwin J.R. van Beek

Chapter 8 Lung Scintigraphy

Jane A.E. Dutton, Heok K. Cheow, A. Michael Peters

Chapter 9 MRI and MRA of the Pulmonary Vasculature

Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Peter M.A. van Ooijen, Edwin J.R. van Beek, Matthijs Oudkerk

Chapter 10 Pulmonary Angiography: Technique, Indications and Complications

Marjolein van Loveren, Edwin J.R. van Beek, Matthijs Oudkerk

Chapter 11 Echocardiography in Pulmonary Embolism

Günter Görge, Raimund Erbel

Chapter 12 Ultrasonography of Deep Vein Thrombosis

Sebastian M. Schellong

Chapter 13 Conventional, Computed Tomographic and Magnetic Resonance Venography

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

Philip S. Wells

Chapter 15 Diagnostic Management Strategies in Patients with Suspected

Pulmonary Embolism

Renée A. Douma, Pieter W. Kamphuisen, Edwin J.R. van Beek, Matthijs Oudkerk, Harry R. Büller

Chapter 16 Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy

Wee Shian Chan, Jeffrey S. Ginsberg

Chapter 17 Management of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Childhood

C. Heleen van Ommen, Harriet Heijboer, Marjolein Peters

Chapter 18 Management of Suspected Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Robin Condliffe, Charlie A. Elliot, David G. Kiely

Part V - Prevention of VTE

Chapter 19 Mechanical Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

Juan I. Arcelus, Joseph A. Caprini

Chapter 20 Pharmacological Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism

Willem M. Lijfering, Jan van der Meer

Chapter 21 Vena Cava Filters and Venous Thromboembolism

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

Gary Raskob

Chapter 23 Initial and Long-term Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary Embolism

Guy Meyer, Victor Tapson

Chapter 24 Thrombolysis for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Giancarlo Agnelli, Cecilia Becattini

Chapter 25 Surgical Intervention in the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism and Chronic

Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Michael M. Madani, Stuart W. Jamieson

Chapter 26 Interventional Techniques for Venous Thrombosis

Jim A. Reekers, Edwin J.R. van Beek

Index