Point/Counterpoint: Is Thrombolysis Always Required in Patients with Effort Thrombosis?

2021 ◽  
pp. 637-641
Author(s):  
Axel Sinclair Cooper ◽  
Dominique L. Tucker ◽  
Julie Ann Freischlag
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2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Camelia C. DIACONU ◽  
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Mădălina ILIE ◽  
Mihaela Adela IANCU ◽  
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Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis is a condition with increasing prevalence, with high risk of morbidity and mortality, due to embolic complications. In the majority of the cases, thrombosis involves more than one venous segment, most frequently being affected the subclavian vein, followed by internal jugular vein, brachiocephalic vein and basilic vein. Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis in patients without risk factors for thrombosis is called primary deep venous thrombosis and includes idiopathic thrombosis and effort thrombosis. Deep venous thrombosis of upper extremity is called secondary when there are known risk factors and it is encountered mainly in older patients, with many comorbidities. The positive diagnosis is established only after paraclinical and imaging investigations, ultrasonography being the most useful diagnostic method. The most important complication, with high risk of death, is pulmonary embolism. Treatment consists in anticoagulant therapy, for preventing thrombosis extension and pulmonary embolism.


2021 ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
I. N. Sonkin ◽  
L. I. Syromyatnikova ◽  
E. Kh. Alieva ◽  
S. A. Mehryakov

Goal. Consider the management of patients with effort thrombosis (Paget-Schretter syndrome).The article presents the modern vision of the problem of effort thrombosis. This review is aimed at describing the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of patients with Paget-Schretter syndrome. SPS occurs spontaneously, as a rule, in young, healthy and active patients aged 20-30 years after strenuous physical activity. The ratio of men and women is 2:1, recently there has been a growing trend among women. The main complaints of patients with SPS include swelling of the affected limb, discomfort when moving the affected arm, pain and heaviness when trying to raise the arm up. When examining these patients, attention is paid to hyperemia of the skin or their cyanotic nature, pasty limbs, as well as an enhanced venous pattern on the shoulder, the so-called Arshel sign. The diagnosis is based on the data of anamnesis, physical examination, the “gold standard of diagnostics” – ultrasound examination of veins, the sensitivity and specificity of which is 70-100%. The first step in the diagnosis can be the evaluation of the D-dimer, with its negative values, the SPSH is rejected. With an obvious clinic and controversial results of serial ultrasound examinations, other imaging methods are used, such as computed contrast tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, the diagnostic value of which is especially significant in occlusive venous thrombosis.SPS differs not only from DVT of the lower extremities, but also from secondary DVT of the upper extremities, which determines the peculiarities of management of this category of patients, including surgical treatment aimed at preventing subclavian vein compression in the future. The article summarizes the experience in the management of patients with blood thrombosis.


2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 812-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Scott Surowiec ◽  
Priya Nigwekar ◽  
Karl A. Illig
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2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark W Fugate ◽  
Julie A Freischlag

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a condition caused by compression of the neurovascular structures leading to the arm passing through the thoracic outlet. The incidence of TOS is reported as 0.3 to 2% in the general population. There are three distinct types of TOS: neurogenic (95%), venous (4%), and arterial (1%). Treatment algorithms depend on the type of TOS. Arterial and venous TOS often present urgently with arterial or venous thrombosis, which is fairly easily identified by thorough history taking and a physical examination. Diagnosis is also aided by duplex ultrasonography. Restoration of arterial or venous flow can often be readily accomplished by thrombolysis. More important, however, is the diagnosis of the underlying structural component involved in the development of symptoms. Although statistically the most common, neurogenic TOS is often the most difficult to diagnose and treat. There are good data indicating that appropriately selected patients benefit from surgical therapy for neurogenic TOS as well. To prevent recurrence of symptoms, patients must undergo first rib resection and anterior scalenectomy, as well as resection of any rudimentary or cervical ribs. Regardless of the type of TOS encountered, proper therapy requires a thorough diagnostic evaluation and multimodal treatment. Keywords: thoracic outlet syndrome, arterial thoracic outlet syndrome, neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome, venous thoracic outlet syndrome, TOS, effort thrombosis, thoracic outlet decompression


2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie A. Weaver ◽  
Carolyn R. Kanter ◽  
Thomas G. Costantino
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1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 74-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin deWeber
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1990 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 317-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement J. Grassi ◽  
Michael A. Bettmann

1971 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 923-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES T. ADAMS ◽  
JAMES A. DEWEESE
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1985 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon L. Webb ◽  
Morris D. Kerstein
Keyword(s):  
Low Dose ◽  

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