title: [Aggressive treatment of deep vein thrombosis - contra].
abstract: Together with the classical conservative treatment or the rarely necessary surgical thrombectomy in patients with acute deep vein thrombosis, catheter-directed thrombolysis is becoming more and more popular. This review provides a critical view on the evidence for catheter-directed thrombolysis providing a "Contra" position in contrast to the "Pro" position also published in this issue.
authors.affiliation: UniversitätsGefäßCentrum und Medizinische Klink III, Bereich Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum "Carl Gustav Carus", Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beyer-Westendorf
authors.affiliation: UniversitätsGefäßCentrum und Medizinische Klink III, Bereich Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum "Carl Gustav Carus", Dresden, Deutschland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Halbritter
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000628:therapy*