Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Catheter-directed Venous Thrombolysis in Acute Iliofemoral Vein Thrombosis, an Open Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Trial
Brief Summary: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a severe disease, and conventional treatment with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and warfarin is associated with some degree of long-term sequelae, i.e. post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). Catheter-directed thrombolytic (CDT) therapy has been introduced worldwide the last two decades. Reports have suggested a beneficial effect of this costly treatment, but there are no randomized clinical trials documenting its short- and long-term efficacy and safety. This multi-center study will randomize patients with acute iliofemoral vein thrombosis to either conventional treatment or CDT in addition to conventional treatment. Main outcome parameters are patency rates at 6 months and prevalence of PTS at 24 months. The main short-term hypothesis is that CDT of first-time acute DVT will increase patency of the affected segments after 6 months from \<50% to \>80%. The main long-term hypothesis is that CDT will improve long-term functional outcome, i.e. risk of PTS after 2 years from \>25% to \<10%.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Onset of symptoms \<21 days
* Objectively verified DVT of the femoral or common iliac veins or the combined iliofemoral segment
* Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Anticoagulant therapy prior to trial entry \>7 days
* Contraindications to thrombolytic therapy
* Indications for thrombolytic therapy, i.e. phlegmasia coerulea dolens or vena cava thrombosis
* Severe anemia, hemoglobin (hgb)\<8 g/dl
* Thrombocytopenia, platelets \<80x10\^9/l
* Severe renal failure, creatinine clearance \<30ml/min
* Severe hypertension, systolic (syst) blood pressure (BP)\>160 mmHg or diastolic (diast) BP \>100 mmHg pregnancy
* Less than 14 days post-surgery or post-trauma
* History of subarachnoidal or intracerebral bleeding
* Disease with life expectancy \<24 months
* Drug abuse or mental disease that may interfere with treatment and follow-up
* Former ipsilateral proximal DVT
* Chemotherapy or advanced malignant disease
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* First episode of proximal deep vein thrombosis, as shown by compression ultrasound

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous ipsilateral deep vein thrombosis
* Preexisting chronic venous insufficiency
* Bilateral deep vein thrombosis
* Life expectancy lower than 1 year
* Severe arteriopathy of the lower limbs
* Known allergy to elastic stockings
* Lack of written informed consensus
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Consecutive patients with a first, symptomatic, objectively confirmed proximal DVT diagnosed within the last 14 days (with or without concurrent distal DVT or pulmonary embolism)
* Who have no contraindications to standard treatment with heparin and/or warfarin, and
* Who provide informed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

* Contraindication to compression stockings
* Limited lifespan (estimated \< 6 months)
* Geographic inaccessibility preventing return for follow-up visits
* Inability to apply stockings daily and unavailability of a caregiver to apply stockings daily
* Treatment of acute DVT with thrombolytic agents
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* Symptomatic proximal DVT involving the iliac, common femoral, and/or femoral vein.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age less than 16 years or greater than 75 years.
* Symptom duration \> 14 days for the DVT episode in the index leg (i.e., non-acute DVT).
* In the index leg: established PTS, or previous symptomatic DVT within the last 2 years.
* In the contralateral (non-index) leg: symptomatic acute DVT a) involving the iliac and/or common femoral vein; or b) for which thrombolysis is planned as part of the initial therapy.
* Limb-threatening circulatory compromise.
* Pulmonary embolism with hemodynamic compromise (i.e., hypotension).
* Inability to tolerate PCDT procedure due to severe dyspnea or acute systemic illness.
* Allergy, hypersensitivity, or thrombocytopenia from heparin, rt-PA, or iodinated contrast, except for mild-moderate contrast allergies for which steroid pre-medication can be used.
* Hemoglobin \< 9.0 mg/dl, INR \> 1.6 before warfarin was started, or platelets \< 100,000/ml.
* Moderate renal impairment in diabetic patients (estimated glomerular filtration rate \[GFR\] \< 60 ml/min) or severe renal impairment in non-diabetic patients (estimated GFR \< 30 ml/min).
* Active bleeding, recent (\< 3 mo) GI bleeding, severe liver dysfunction, bleeding diathesis.
* Recent (\< 3 mo) internal eye surgery or hemorrhagic retinopathy; recent (\< 10 days) major surgery, cataract surgery, trauma, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, obstetrical delivery, or other invasive procedure.
* History of stroke or intracranial/intraspinal bleed, tumor, vascular malformation, aneurysm.
* Active cancer (metastatic, progressive, or treated within the last 6 months). Exception: patients with non-melanoma primary skin cancers are eligible to participate in the study.
* Severe hypertension on repeated readings (systolic \> 180 mmHg or diastolic \> 105 mmHg).
* Pregnant (positive pregnancy test, women of childbearing potential must be tested).
* Recently (\< 1 mo) had thrombolysis or is participating in another investigational drug study.
* Use of a thienopyridine antiplatelet drug (except clopidogrel) in the last 5 days.
* Life expectancy \< 2 years or chronic non-ambulatory status.
* Inability to provide informed consent or to comply with study assessments (e.g. due to cognitive impairment or geographic distance).

Answer: A