English translation of "FA / MTEV" - "MTEV = maladie thromboembolique veineuse (VTE = venous thromboembolism)"

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154 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Medical
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	FA / MTEV
Context:	Valve dans la FA et la MTEV
Keywords:	just a short phrase it's in a table of answers to (medical) survey questions

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154 months ago

wrote:

Auricular Fibrillation / Venous ThromboEmbolic Disease

154 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

AF / VTE

My comment:

to give you the equivalent acronyms.

My references:

http://www.medscape.org/sites/advances/evolving-anticoagulation

154 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

AF / VTE

My comment:

to give you the equivalent acronyms.

My references:

http://www.medscape.org/sites/advances/evolving-anticoagulation

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

154 months ago

wrote:

Credit due to Wordperfekt for deciphering the French acronym

154 months ago

wrote:

Credit due to Wordperfekt for deciphering the French acronym

154 months ago

WordPerfekt wrote:

MTEV = maladie thromboembolique veineuse (VTE = venous thromboembolism)

My comment:

Venous Thromboembolism and Atrial Fibrillation are two conditions with associated symptoms; for instance, anticoagulants are often used in the management of both conditions.

My references:

http://www.thrombose-cancer.com/tag/mtev/

cat.sagepub.com/content/18/5/476.abstract

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