Risk Factors for Progression of Distal Deep Vein Thrombosis

• Published in: Circulation Journal Vol. 84; no. 10; pp. 1862 - 1865
• Main Authors: Fujioka, Shunichiro, Ohkubo, Hirotoki, Kitamura, Tadashi, Mishima, Toshiaki, Onishi, Yoshihiko, Tadokoro, Yuki, Araki, Haruna, Matsushiro, Takuya, Yakuwa, Kazuki, Miyamoto, Takashi, Torii, Shinzo, Miyaji, Kagami
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Circulation Society 25.09.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Anticoagulation therapy; Bed rest; Conservative Treatment - methods; D-dimer levels; Disease Progression; Distal deep vein thrombosis; Female; Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products - analysis; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Leg - blood supply; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - complications; Pulmonary Embolism; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sedentary Behavior; Stockings, Compression; Treatment Outcome; Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods; Venous Thrombosis - blood; Venous Thrombosis - complications; Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging; Venous Thrombosis - drug therapy; D-dimer levels; Anticoagulation therapy; Bed rest; Distal deep vein thrombosis

Background:There is insufficient evidence regarding the optimal treatment method for distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT), including indications for anticoagulation therapy. Treatment results of patients with distal DVT were evaluated to clarify the risk factors that result in extension of distal DVT t...