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Endovascular Interventions for Acute and Chronic Lower Extremity Deep Venous Disease: State of the Art

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The societal and individual burden caused by acute and chronic lower extremity venous disease is considerable. In the past several decades, minimally invasive endovascular interventions have been developed to reduce thrombus burden in the setting of acute deep venous thrombosis to prevent both short- and long-term morbidity and to recanalize chronically occluded or stenosed postthrombotic or nonthrombotic veins in symptomatic patients. This state-of-the-art review provides an overview of the techniques and challenges, rationale, patient selection criteria, complications, postinterventional care, and outcomes data for endovascular intervention in the setting of acute and chronic lower extremity deep venous disease. Online supplemental material is available for this article.

Source: Radiology

DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2015132603

Authors: Akhilesh K. Sista, Suresh Vedantham, John A. Kaufman, David C. Madoff

Institutions: Oregon Health & Science University, Washington University in St. Louis, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Internal Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute