Purpose: Evidence-based medicine guidelines based on venographic end points recommend
in-hospital prophylaxis with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) in patients having …

Background Perioperative and postoperative venous thrombosis are common in patients
undergoing elective hip surgery. Prophylactic regimens include subcutaneous low-molecular-…

Background Some observational studies suggest that the use of pulmonary-artery catheters
to guide therapy is associated with increased mortality. Methods We performed a …

PURPOSE: A substantial clinical need exists for an alternative to vitamin K antagonists for
treating deep-vein thrombosis in cancer patients who are at high risk of both recurrent venous …

PURPOSE: Clot-burden change in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy, by predicting
subsequent recurrent venous thromboembolism, may provide a clinically relevant surrogate …

Purpose We examined how an aerobic exercise intervention influenced circulating estradiol,
estrone, sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG), androstenedione, and testosterone levels, …

Background: Randomized trials have demonstrated the importance of achieving adequate
heparinization early in the course of therapy. Recently, some authors reported a pooled …

Radiographs of the wrist often do not include the entire third metacarpal, so the standard
method for measurement of the carpal height ratio (the carpal height divided by the length of the …

The practical purpose of diagnostic assessment in most cases of obstructive sleep apnea is
to predict which patients have symptoms that will improve on treatment. We measured the …

Physical activity is a known modifiable lifestyle means for reducing postmenopausal breast
cancer risk, but the biologic mechanisms are not well understood. Metabolic factors may be …