Catheter-based therapies for deep vein thrombosis.
The basic treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) over the past several decades has consisted of anticoagulation only, with inferior vena cava filtration for those who either failed or could not tolerate anticoagulation. Until recently no randomized trials had studied the efficacy of thrombolysis in DVT despite advances in techniques and technologies for endovascular clot removal. This article is a review of the current evidence on catheter-based therapies for patients with DVT. Technical considerations to improve outcome as well as optimal patient selection are discussed.
St Joseph Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, 1140 West La Veta Ave, Suite 850, Orange, CA, 92868, USA, mrazavi@pacbell.net.
Mahmood K
MK
Razavi
Emmad
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Karmouta
D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000503:physiopathology; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents