TY - JOUR
T1 - Catheter directed interventions for inferior vena cava thrombosis
AU - Golowa, Yosef
AU - Warhit, Michael
AU - Matsunaga, Felipe
AU - Cynamon, Jacob
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis, although similar in many aspects to deep venous thrombosis (DVT), has distinct clinical implications, treatments and roles for endovascular management. Etiologies of IVC thrombosis vary from congenital malformations of the IVC to acquired, where indwelling IVC filters have been implicated as a leading cause. With an increasing incidence of IVC thrombosis throughout the United States, clinicians need to be educated on the clinical signs and diagnostic tools available to aid in the diagnosis as well as available treatment options. Untreated IVC thrombus can result in serious morbidity and mortality, both in the acute phase with symptoms related to venous outflow occlusion and embolism, and in the long-term, sequelae of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) related to chronic venous occlusion. This manuscript will discuss the clinical presentation of IVC thrombosis, diagnostic and treatment options, as well as the role of endovascular management.
AB - Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis, although similar in many aspects to deep venous thrombosis (DVT), has distinct clinical implications, treatments and roles for endovascular management. Etiologies of IVC thrombosis vary from congenital malformations of the IVC to acquired, where indwelling IVC filters have been implicated as a leading cause. With an increasing incidence of IVC thrombosis throughout the United States, clinicians need to be educated on the clinical signs and diagnostic tools available to aid in the diagnosis as well as available treatment options. Untreated IVC thrombus can result in serious morbidity and mortality, both in the acute phase with symptoms related to venous outflow occlusion and embolism, and in the long-term, sequelae of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) related to chronic venous occlusion. This manuscript will discuss the clinical presentation of IVC thrombosis, diagnostic and treatment options, as well as the role of endovascular management.
KW - Deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
KW - Inferior vena cava filter (IVC filter)
KW - Inferior vena cava filter thrombosis (IVC filter thrombosis)
KW - Thrombolysis
KW - Tumor thrombus
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U2 - 10.21037/cdt.2016.11.09
DO - 10.21037/cdt.2016.11.09
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85010002110
SN - 2223-3652
VL - 6
SP - 612
EP - 622
JO - Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
JF - Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
IS - 6
ER -