Suitability for catheter-directed thrombolysis in patients with acute lower extremity deep vein thrombosis according to various international consensus guidelines

Thromb Res. 2018 May:165:112-115. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.01.029. Epub 2018 Feb 2.

Authors

Adrian Stefanescu¹, Adriano Alatri¹, Daniel Périard², Nils Kucher³, Lucia Mazzolai¹, Rolf P Engelberger⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Angiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Division of Angiology, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
³ Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
⁴ Division of Angiology, Cantonal Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland. Electronic address: rolf.engelberger@h-fr.ch.

PMID: 29395242
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.01.029

No abstract available

Keywords: Catheter-directed thrombolysis; Deep vein thrombosis; Post-thrombotic syndrome; Treatment guidelines.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Catheters / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Lower Extremity / blood supply*
Lower Extremity / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
Treatment Outcome
Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy*
Young Adult