Electrical calf muscle stimulation increases deep vein recanalization and reduces the incidence of recurrent deep vein thrombosis in patients with post-thrombotic syndrome and residual venous obstruction after completed 6 month of anticoagulation therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: There is an ongoing process of deep vein recanalization during the 12 months after anticoagulant therapy cessation. Use of EMS in PTS treatment allows for reduction of recurrent DVT rates, increase the speed of deep vein recanalization and leads to additional improvement in the clinical PTS outcomes. PMID: 30160082 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Angiology - Category: Cardiology Tags: Int Angiol Source Type: research