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Ultrasound‐assisted versus conventional catheter‐directed thrombolysis for acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis: 1‐year follow‐up data of a randomized‐controlled trial
Author(s) -
Engelberger R. P.,
Stuck A.,
Spirk D.,
Willenberg T.,
Haine A.,
Périard D.,
Baumgartner I.,
Kucher N.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of thrombosis and haemostasis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.947
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1538-7836
pISSN - 1538-7933
DOI - 10.1111/jth.13709
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombolysis , randomized controlled trial , post thrombotic syndrome , confidence interval , thrombosis , surgery , deep vein , venous thrombosis , cardiology , radiology , myocardial infarction
Essentials Acute iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis can be treated with catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT). We performed a randomized trial comparing conventional CDT versus ultrasound-assisted CDT (USAT). Clinical and duplex sonographic outcomes at 12 months were similar in the CDT and USAT groups. In both groups, incidence of postthrombotic syndrome was very low with good quality of life.