title: Calf muscle venous thrombosis: a review of the clinical implications and therapy.
abstract: Calf muscle veins have been demonstrated to be one of the most frequent areas that develop deep venous thrombosis (DVT), both as an isolated finding and in combination with proximal DVT. Calf muscle venous thrombosis (CMVT) has been shown to be more frequently associated with localized calf tenderness, and when left untreated, a proportion tend to propagate proximally and may lead to pulmonary embolism. Imaging with duplex venous scanning is fairly sensitive in the diagnosis of CMVT. Treatment recommendations for CMVT are variable with some studies showing clear clinical benefit of anticoagulation therapy and others showing no benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA jon.henry@osumc.edu.
authors.forename: Jon C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Diseases and Surgery, Department of Surgery, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Bhagwan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Satiani
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007866:Leg; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D053828:Stockings, Compression / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: DVT; calf muscle vein; duplex venous scanning; venous thrombosis