Venous thromboembolism. Prevalence, risk factors, and prevention.

NATURAL HISTORY OF POSTOPERATIVE DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS

1969 • 897 citations

Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. A clinico-pathological study in injured and burned patients

1961 • 630 citations

Thromboembolic Disease and the Steroidal Content of Oral Contraceptives. A Report to the Committee on Safety of Drugs

1970 • 630 citations

Venous Thromboembolism and Other Venous Disease in the Tecumseh Community Health Study

1973 • 539 citations

Deep vein thrombosis of the leg

1970 • 482 citations

Investigation of relation between use of oral contraceptives and thromboembolic disease.

1968 • 479 citations

Small Subcutaneous Doses of Heparin in Prevention of Venous Thrombosis

1973 • 429 citations

Fibrin Sleeve Formation on Indwelling Subclavian Central Venous Catheters

1971 • 370 citations

Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

1948 • 369 citations

THROMBOEMBOLISM AND ORAL CONTRACEPTIVERS: AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC CASE-CONTROL STUDY12

1969 • 350 citations

VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE AND ABO BLOOD TYPE

1969 • 311 citations

Thrombosis of the Deep Leg Veins Due to Prolonged Sitting

1954 • 297 citations

Complications and Causes of Death in Polycythaemia Vera

1962 • 277 citations

The Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis Using the 125I Fibrinogen Test

1972 • 267 citations

Two-Step Warfarin Therapy

1983 • 247 citations

Comparison of Warfarin, Low-Molecular-Weight Dextran, Aspirin, and Subcutaneous Heparin in Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism following Total Hip Replacement

1974 • 241 citations

Deep venous thrombosis of the legs after strokes. Part I--incidence and predisposing factors.

1976 • 222 citations

INVOLVEMENT OF THE SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN TETANUS

1968 • 215 citations

Biologic assay of a thrombosis-inducing activity in human serum

1959 • 215 citations

Varicose Veins, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Haemorrhoids: Epidemiology and Suggested Aetiology

1972 • 214 citations

LOW-DOSE HEPARIN AS A PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS AFTER ACUTE STROKE

1977 • 205 citations

BACTEROIDACEAE BACTEREMIA

1974 • 205 citations

Epidemiology of Venous Thromboembolism

1977 • 203 citations

Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism

1980 • 195 citations

Homocystinuria

1965 • 191 citations

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria

1953 • 191 citations

Intermittent sequential pneumatic compression of the legs in the prevention of venous stasis and postoperative deep venous thrombosis.

1980 • 187 citations

Pulmonary embolism in children

1981 • 177 citations

Venous Thrombosis Occurring in Nonspecific Ulcerative Colitis

1966 • 168 citations

Prevention of Thromboembolic Disease after Elective Surgery of the Hip

1971 • 164 citations

POSTOPERATIVE DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS

1969 • 151 citations

TUMORS, MUCUS PRODUCTION, AND HYPERCOAGULABILITY

1974 • 147 citations

Effectiveness of intermittent pulsatile elastic stockings for the prevention of calf and thigh vein thrombosis in patienis undergoing elective knee surgery

1979 • 144 citations

Incidences of fatal postoperative pulmonary embolism after prophylaxis with dextran 70 and low-dose heparin: an international multicentre study.

1980 • 144 citations

EFFECT OF INTERMITTENT COMPRESSION OF THE ARMS ON DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS IN THE LEGS

1976 • 127 citations

Pneumatic calf compression, fibrinolysis, and the prevention of deep venous thrombosis.

1980 • 127 citations

Primary hemorrhagic thrombocythemia

1960 • 120 citations

Some epidemiologic considerations of thromboembolism.

1959 • 117 citations

Risk factors in pulmonary embolism.

1976 • 116 citations

Postoperative Thromboembolism and the Use of Oral Contraceptives

1970 • 115 citations

FREQUENCY OF VENOUS THROMBOSIS AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

1971 • 112 citations

Heparin in the Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis after Myocardial Infarction

1972 • 110 citations

Prophylaxis for postoperative deep-vein thrombosis. Synergistic effect of heparin and dihydroergotamine.

1979 • 109 citations

Familial thrombosis: inherited deficiency of antithrombin III.

1978 • 97 citations

Graded compression for preventing deep venous thrombosis.

1976 • 97 citations

Postmortem Arteriographic Studies of the Human Lung in Pulmonary Embolization

1964 • 94 citations

Incidence of myocardial infarction correlated with venous and pulmonary thrombosis and embolism∗

1960 • 94 citations

The Prevention of Thromboembolic Disease By Prophylactic Anticoagulation

1967 • 88 citations

PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOEMBOLISM BY DEXTRAN 40, LOW DOSES OF HEPARIN, OR XANTINOL NICOTINATE

1977 • 87 citations

Clinical factors and the risk of deep venous thrombosis

1975 • 86 citations

AN ANALYSIS OF 950 FATAL INJURIES.

1964 • 85 citations

LOW-DOSE HEPARIN AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

1972 • 83 citations

Thromboembolic Complications, Heparin Treatment and Increase in Coagulation Factors in Cushing's Syndrome

1976 • 83 citations

EFFECT OF DIPYRIDAMOLE ON THE INCIDENCE OF CLINICALLY DETECTABLE DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS

1969 • 79 citations

The current status of low-dose heparin in the prophylaxis of thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism

1978 • 74 citations

Prevention of Postoperative Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

1971 • 70 citations

Deep venous thrombosis after total hip arthroplasty: A prospective controlled study to determine the prophylactic effect of graded pressure stockings

1981 • 69 citations

BLOOD-GROUPS AND BLOOD-CLOTTING

1971 • 69 citations

Oral contraceptive use in patients with thromboembolism following surgery, trauma, or infection.

1972 • 68 citations

Dextran in the prophylaxis of pulmonary embolism

1978 • 61 citations

The Spectrum of Pulmonary Embolism

1976 • 60 citations

Prevention of Pulmonary Emboli in a Respiratory Intensive Care Unit

1981 • 59 citations

Prevention of venous thromboembolism following total hip replacement. Warfarin vs dextran 40.

1972 • 56 citations

Myocardial Infarction and Thromboembolism

1964 • 48 citations

Deep Venous Thrombosis and Postsplenectomy Thrombocytosis

1978 • 47 citations

Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

2006 • 46 citations

Hemorrhagic Thrombocythemia; Control of Postsplenectomy Thrombocytosis with Melphalan

1970 • 45 citations

Prophylaxis of postoperative venous thrombosis in a controlled trial comparing dextran 70 and low‐dose heparin

1980 • 45 citations

Some aspects of the pharmacology of oral anticoagulants

1970 • 41 citations

The prevention of deep vein thrombosis, with particular reference to mechanical methods of prevention.

1977 • 35 citations

EFFECT OF POSTOPERATIVE BED REST AND EARLY AMBULATION ON THE RATE OF VENOUS BLOOD-FLOW

1951 • 34 citations

VENOUS VELOCITY IN BEDRIDDEN MEDICAL PATIENTS

1952 • 33 citations

PREOPERATIVE OR POSTOPERATIVE DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS?

1976 • 33 citations

Mechanical versus pharmacologic prevention of deep venous thrombosis.

1981 • 27 citations

Racial incidence of postoperative deep vein thrombosis in South Africa

1974 • 24 citations

Tödliche thrombembolische Komplikationen nach zentralem Venenkatheter

1976 • 22 citations

FACTORS INFLUENCING PUERPERAL THROMBO‐EMBOLISM

1968 • 21 citations

True Incidence of Pulmonary Embolization and Vital Statistics

1974 • 21 citations

Pregnancy, the Puerperium and the Steroid Contraceptive

1972 • 20 citations

Thrombophlebitis and Pulmonary Embolism as Complications of Pregnancy

1974 • 18 citations

Pulmonary Embolism in Landry-Guillain-Barre-Strohl Syndrome* *From the Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany.

1971 • 18 citations

Thrombophlebitis. A cardinal symptom of Behçet's syndrome

1974 • 17 citations

OCCURRENCE AND ANTICOAGULANT TREATMENT OF THROMBOEMBOLISM IN GRAVIDAS, PARTURIENTS AND GYNECOLOGIC PATIENTS

1960 • 15 citations

Low-dose heparin: Is the risk worth the benefit?

1979 • 10 citations

Geographical Pathology of Fatal Lung Embolism

1967 • 10 citations

The choice of estrogen preparations in the treatment of prostatic cancer.

1975 • 9 citations

Prophylaxis of postoperative thromboembolic complications with low-dose heparin. An analysis of different administration intervals.

1979 • 9 citations

Simple mechanical method for decreasing the incidence of thromboembolism

1981 • 7 citations

[Investigations of fulminate, lethal pulmonary embolisms in the post mortem material of the years 1941-1951].

1952 • 5 citations

Proceedings: Acute illness--an important cause of venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

1976 • 4 citations