title: Association of deep venous thrombosis with calf vein diameter in acute hemorrhagic stroke.
abstract: We investigated the association between the development of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and calf vein diameter in patients with acute hemorrhagic stroke. We measured the maximum diameter of paralytic side posttibial veins (PTVs) and peroneal veins (PVs) in 49 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage on admission and at 2 weeks after stroke onset by ultrasonography. We also examined for the presence or absence of DVT, and then analyzed the association of DVT with the maximum vein diameter. At 2 weeks after stroke, DVTs were detected in PTVs in 7 patients and in PVs in 6 patients. The maximum calf vein diameters at 2 weeks were significantly greater in patients with DVT compared with those without DVT (PTV, P = .033; PV, P = .015). Although calf vein diameter at admission did not influence the future incidence of DVT in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, the presence of DVT was associated with calf vein dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Cerebrovascular Center and Clinical Research Institute, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: toshi.ogata1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Toshiyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasaka
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wakugawa
authors.forename: Takanari
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitazono
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014680:Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*