Conference
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Practices in Acutely Ill Medical Patients with Heart Failure (NYHA Class III or IV): Findings from IMPROVE.
Abstract
Abstract
Background Acutely ill medical patients with heart failure have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and expert consensus guidelines recommend that they should receive VTE prophylaxis. However, little data is available on physician’s practices for providing prophylaxis to these patients. Our aim was to characterize VTE prophylaxis practices in acutely ill hospitalized medical patients with heart failure …
Authors
Pavanello R; Froehlich JB; Tapson V; Bergmann J-F; Nakamura M; Merli G; Pini M; Piovella F; Spencer FA; FitzGerald G
Volume
106
Publisher
American Society of Hematology
Publication Date
November 16, 2005
DOI
10.1182/blood.v106.11.1869.1869
Conference proceedings
Blood
Issue
11
ISSN
0006-4971