Size of the thrombus in acute deep vein thrombosis and the significance of patients' age and sex
Kierkegaard, A.
Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica 147(4): 259-261
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5482 PMID: 7324752 Document Number: 182423
To determine the significance of patients' age and sex on the size of the thrombus in acute deep vein thrombosis, 420 consecutive phlebograms with acute deep vein thrombosis were studied. A significant correlation between the size of the thrombus and increasing age of the patient as well as the sex of male was noted. It is concluded that older patients and men often are at a high risk of pulmonary embolism at the time of diagnosis.