Endovascular Thrombus Removal for Acute Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ATTRACT trial (Acute Venous Thrombosis: Thrombus Removal with Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis) previously reported that pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis (PCDT) did not prevent postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) in patients with acute proximal deep vein thrombosis. In the current analysis, we examine the effect of PCDT in ATTRACT patients with iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis.

Methods

Within a large multicenter randomized trial, 391 patients with acute deep vein thrombosis involving the iliac or common femoral veins were randomized to PCDT with anticoagulation versus anticoagulation alone (No-PCDT) and were followed for 24 months to compare short-term and long-term outcomes.

Results

Between 6 and 24 months, there was no difference i

SUBMITTER: Comerota AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6389417 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature