Residual vein thrombosis and trans-popliteal reflux in patients with and without the postthrombotic syndrome

Thromb Haemost 2013; 110(04): 854-855
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-06-0442

Letters to the Editor

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Valentina Vedovetto

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, Second Division of Internal Medicine and Thromboembolism Unit, University of Padua, Italy

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Fabio Dalla Valle

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, Second Division of Internal Medicine and Thromboembolism Unit, University of Padua, Italy

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Marta Milan

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, Second Division of Internal Medicine and Thromboembolism Unit, University of Padua, Italy

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Raffaele Pesavento

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, Second Division of Internal Medicine and Thromboembolism Unit, University of Padua, Italy

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Paolo Prandoni

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Sciences, Second Division of Internal Medicine and Thromboembolism Unit, University of Padua, Italy

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