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Maureen P Kohi1, Ryan Kohlbrenner1, Kanti P Kolli1, Evan Lehrman1, Andrew G Taylor1, Nicholas Fidelman1.
Abstract
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an extremely common form of vascular disease and impacts a great number of patients worldwide. Acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a subset of VTE and is traditionally been treated with anticoagulation. There is good quality data which suggests the use of catheter directed interventions for the treatment of acute DVT with the aim of reducing post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). The present review will discuss the various therapies available for acute DVT, focusing on catheter directed interventions, ranging from traditional anticoagulation to the most novel forms of aspiration thrombectomy.Entities:
Keywords: Venous thromboembolism (VTE); aspiration thrombectomy; catheter-directed pharmacologic thrombolysis (CDPT); deep vein thrombosis (DVT); iliofemoral stent; mechanical and pharmacomechanical thrombectomy
Year: 2016 PMID: 28123980 PMCID: PMC5220196 DOI: 10.21037/cdt.2016.11.20
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Diagn Ther ISSN: 2223-3652