Post-thrombotic syndrome

Adriana Visonà , Isabelle Quere (1, 2) , Lucia Mazzolai (3) , Maria Amitrano , Marzia Lugli , Juraj Madaric (4) , Paolo Prandoni (5)

1 CHRU Montpellier - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier]
2 IDESP - Institut Desbrest de santé publique
3 CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois = Lausanne University Hospital [Lausanne]
4 Comenius University in Bratislava
5 UNIBO - Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna = University of Bologna

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a chronic venous insufficiency manifestation following an episode of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT). It is an important and frequent long-term adverse event of proximal DVT affecting 20–50% of patients. This position paper integrates data guiding clinicians in deciding PTS diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

Mots clés: Thrombosis; Villalta score; Anticoagulant; Deep vein thrombosis; Ultrasound

Domaines: Cardiologie et système cardiovasculaire

Adriana Visonà, Isabelle Quere, Lucia Mazzolai, Maria Amitrano, Marzia Lugli, et al.. Post-thrombotic syndrome: A position paper from European Society of Vascular Medicine. VASA, 2021, 50 (5), pp.331-340. ⟨10.1024/0301-1526/a000946⟩. ⟨hal-03671455⟩