The economic burden of incident venous thromboembolism in the United States: a review of estimated attributable healthcare costs

SD Grosse, RE Nelson, KA Nyarko, LC Richardson… - Thrombosis research, 2016 - Elsevier
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary
embolism, is an important cause of preventable mortality and morbidity. In this study, we …

[HTML][HTML] Editor's choice–a systematic review of endovenous stenting in chronic venous disease secondary to iliac vein obstruction

MJ Seager, A Busuttil, B Dharmarajah… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Deep endovenous stenting to relieve chronic venous disease (CVD) secondary
to post-thrombotic or non-thrombotic iliac vein obstruction is becoming increasingly well …

Antithrombotic therapy for VTE disease: CHEST guideline and expert panel report

C Kearon, EA Akl, J Ornelas, A Blaivas, D Jimenez… - Chest, 2016 - Elsevier
Background We update recommendations on 12 topics that were in the 9th edition of these
guidelines, and address 3 new topics. Methods We generate strong (Grade 1) and weak …

Thrombolysis for acute deep vein thrombosis

L Watson, C Broderick… - Cochrane Database of …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Standard treatment for deep vein thrombosis aims to reduce immediate
complications. Use of thrombolysis or clot dissolving drugs could reduce the long‐term …

Guidance for the prevention and treatment of the post-thrombotic syndrome

SR Kahn, JP Galanaud, S Vedantham… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2016 - Springer
The post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a frequent, potentially disabling complication of deep
vein thrombosis (DVT) that reduces quality of life and is costly. Clinical manifestations …

The post-thrombotic syndrome

SR Kahn - Hematology 2014, the American Society of …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
The post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a frequent, sometimes disabling complication of
deep vein thrombosis (DVT) that reduces quality of life and is costly. This article discusses …

Inferior vena cava thrombosis

M Alkhouli, M Morad, CR Narins, F Raza… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2016 - jacc.org
Thrombosis of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is an under-recognized entity that is associated
with significant short-and long-term morbidity and mortality. In absence of a congenital …

Guidance for the use of thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of venous thromboembolism

S Vedantham, G Piazza, AK Sista… - Journal of thrombosis …, 2016 - Springer
Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) are prone to the development of both short-
term and long-term complications that can substantially affect their functional capacity and …

One versus two years of elastic compression stockings for prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome (OCTAVIA study): randomised controlled trial

GC Mol, MA Van de Ree, FA Klok, M Tegelberg… - Bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Objective To study whether stopping elastic compression stockings (ECS) after 12 months is
non-inferior to continuing them for 24 months after proximal deep venous thrombosis …

Treatment of venous thromboembolism with new anticoagulant agents

C Becattini, G Agnelli - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016 - jacc.org
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common disease associated with high risk for
recurrences, death, and late sequelae, accounting for substantial health care costs …