Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis: what we know and what we are doing

• Published in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 11 - 19
• Main Authors: PALARETI, G., SCHELLONG, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2012
• Subjects: anticoagulants; calf; complications; deep vein thrombosis; diagnosis; distal; guidelines; Humans; Muscles; Popliteal Vein - pathology; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Pulmonary Embolism - etiology; therapy; thromboembolism; Venous Thrombosis - complications; Venous Thrombosis - diagnosis; Venous Thrombosis - drug therapy

Thromboses that are restricted to the infra‐popliteal deep veins of the lower limbs (isolated distal deep vein thrombosis, IDDVT) are frequently diagnosed in subjects with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE; 7–10%) or DVT (4–15%), accounting for 31–56% of all diagnosed leg DVTs. Despite their frequenc...