Hospitalized patients with isolated distal deep vein thrombosis: anticoagulation therapy or not?

• Published in: Thrombosis journal Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Luo, Xiaolin, Zhang, Liying, Hou, Changchun, Li, Pengda, Wu, Shaofa, Wang, Zebi, Yang, Enpu, Cui, Yun, Sun, Ning, Yu, Yang, An, Zhixia, Jin, Jun, Qin, Zhexue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 13.09.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Anticoagulation; Blood cell count; Care and treatment; Clinical medicine; Drugs; Health aspects; Hospital patients; Hospitalization; Hypertension; Inpatients; Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis; Medical records; Mortality; Proximal deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary embolisms; Risk factors; Rivaroxaban; Software; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasound imaging; Veins & arteries; United States > US

Background Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (IDDVT), a disease frequently detected in hospitalized patients, can progress to proximal deep vein thrombosis (PDVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Here, we evaluated the effects of anticoagulation in hospitalized IDDVT patients. Methods We conducted a...