Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent Thromboembolism
Authors: James L. Sebastian, Dario M. Torre
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters19 August 2003Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent ThromboembolismJames L. Sebastian, MD and Dario M. Torre, MD, MPHJames L. Sebastian, MDMedical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI 53226 (Sebastian, Torre) and Dario M. Torre, MD, MPHMedical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI 53226 (Sebastian, Torre)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-4-200308190-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Prandoni and colleagues (1) reported that residual venous thrombosis was an important risk factor for recurrent thromboembolism. The high incidence of persistent abnormalities on venous ultrasonography after 3 months of anticoagulation for initial deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has been previously noted (2, 3), but the reasons for this lack of resolution remain unclear. Because the authors did not report any specific data on international normalized ratios (INRs) or the length of time that the INRs remained in the therapeutic range during the initial course of anticoagulation, it is possible that such treatment variables might explain the high ...References1. Prandoni P, Lensing AW, Prins MH, Bernardi E, Marchiori A, Bagatella P, . Residual venous thrombosis as a predictive factor of recurrent venous thromboembolism. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137:955-60. [PMID: 12484710] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Heijboer H, Jongbloets LM, Buller HR, Lensing AW, ten Cate JW. Clinical utility of real-time compression ultrasonography for diagnostic management of patients with recurrent venous thrombosis. Acta Radiol. 1992;33:297-300. [PMID: 1633039] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Prandoni P, Cogo A, Bernardi E, Villalta S, Polistena P, Simioni P, . A simple ultrasound approach for detection of recurrent proximal-vein thrombosis. Circulation. 1993;88:1730-5. [PMID: 8403319] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Caprini JA, Arcelus JI, Reyna JJ, Motykie GD, Mohktee D, Zebala LP, . Deep vein thrombosis outcome and the level of oral anticoagulation therapy. J Vasc Surg. 1999;30:805-11. [PMID: 10550177] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Medical College of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI 53226 (Sebastian, Torre) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoResidual Venous Thrombosis as a Predictive Factor of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism Paolo Prandoni , Anthonie W.A. Lensing , Martin H. Prins , Enrico Bernardi , Antonio Marchiori , Paola Bagatella , Michela Frulla , Laura Mosena , Daniela Tormene , Andrea Piccioli , Paolo Simioni , and Antonio Girolami Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent Thromboembolism Joseph Emmerich and Jean-Nol Fiessinger Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent Thromboembolism Vijay Rajput Residual Venous Thrombosis and Recurrent Thromboembolism Paolo Prandoni , Anthonie W.A. Lensing , and Martin H. Prins Metrics Cited ByVenous Thromboembolism 19 August 2003Volume 139, Issue 4Page: 303KeywordsDeep vein thrombosisInternational normalized ratioMedical risk factorsResearch designRisk managementThromboembolismThrombosisUltrasound imagingVenous thromboembolism ePublished: 19 August 2003 Issue Published: 19 August 2003 CopyrightCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...