VC 7. Vena Cava Filter Deployment Before Percutaneous Endovenous Therapy for Proximal Lower Limb Deep Venous Thrombosis: Should We Routinely Practice?

Anticoagulant therapy remains the prevalent treatment of venous thromboembolism. In the new era of percutaneous endovenous intervention, there is a progressive rise in the use of percutaneous endoluminal clot dissolution techniques as catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and mechanical aspiration thrombectomy (MAT) because of established short-term benefits.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - October 21, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Ahmed Khairy Allam, Mohamed Ismail Source Type: research