title: Relation between Isolated Venous Thrombi in Soleal Muscle and Positive Anti-Nuclear Antibody.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In patients with isolated soleal vein thrombosis (SVT), the relation between acute thrombi and positive anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) was investigated.
  
  
  METHODS
  The subjects were 116 lower extremities in 86 patients with SVT. They were diagnosed and examined by ultrasonography and blood serum analysis (D-dimer, ANA), and had been followed up every three months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  They had acute SVT in 35 limbs (30%) and chronic SVT in 86 limbs (70%), and they had positive ANA in 63%. They had recurrent SVT in 26%, and all were positive for ANA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ANA-positivity might be a risk factor for acute thrombi in patients with SVT. (*English Translation of J Jpn Coll Angiol 2010; 50: 417-422.).
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Hitachi Memorial Hospital, Yasugi, Shimane, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigetsugu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohgi
authors.forename: Nagako
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ohgi
keywords: antinuclear antibody; isolated soleal vein thrombosis; recurrent deep vein thrombosis; risk factor
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