Clinical impact of assessing thrombus age using magnetic resonance venography prior to catheter-directed thrombolysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Magnetic resonance venography (MRV) is underutilized in the evaluation of thrombus properties prior to endovascular treatment but may improve procedural outcomes. We therefore investigated the clinical impact of using a dedicated MRV scoring system to assess thrombus characteristics prior to endovascular intervention for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Methods

This is a post hoc analysis of data from the CAVA trial ( Clinicaltrials.gov :NCT00970619). MRV studies of patients receiving ultrasound-accelerated catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for iliofemoral DVT were reviewed. Thrombus age-related imaging characteristics were scored and translated into an overall score (acute, subacute, or old). MRV scores were compared to patient-reported complaints. MRV-

SUBMITTER: Arnoldussen CWKP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9213279 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature