Effect of combined therapy with catheter-directed thrombolysis and factor Xa inhibitor for inferior vena cava thrombosis: A case report
We report the case of a 70-year-old man who was admitted due to warmness, pain, and swelling in his left leg and a feeling of gait disturbance.
Diagnoses:
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography and venous ultrasonography revealed a pulmonary embolism and extensive DVT spreading to the IVC.
Interventions:
First, the patient was treated with fondaparinux. Since this was inadequate, he underwent CDT using a Fountain infusion catheter. Then, CDT was switched to direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) treatment.
Outcomes:
Both CDT and subsequent DOAC treatments dramatically improved the DVT. His subjective symptoms have disappeared, and no recurrence of thrombosis has been identified.
Lessons:
The present case showed the therapeutic effect of CDT, which preceded DOAC treatment, on an extensive DVT.
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research
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