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| Deep vein thrombosis |
| Classification and external resources |
DVT in the right leg with swelling and redness
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| ICD-10 |
I80.2 |
| ICD-9 |
453.40 |
| DiseasesDB |
3498 |
| MedlinePlus |
000156 |
| eMedicine |
med/2785 |
| MeSH |
D020246 |
Illustration depicting deep vein thrombosis
Deep vein thrombosis, or deep venous thrombosis, (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein,[a] predominantly in the legs. Non-specific signs may include pain, swelling, redness, warmness, and engorged superficial veins. Pulmonary embolism, a potentially life-threatening complication, is caused by the detachment (embolization) of a clot that travels to the lungs. Together, DVT and pulmonary embolism constitute a single disease process known as venous thromboembolism. Post-thrombotic syndrome, another complication, significantly contributes to the health-care cost of DVT. Prevention options for at-risk individuals include early and frequent walking, calf exercises, anticoagulants, aspirin, graduated compression stockings, and intermittent pneumatic compression.
In 1856, German pathologist Rudolf Virchow postulated the interplay of three processes resulting in venous thrombosis, now known as Virchow's triad: a decreased blood flow rate (venous stasis), increased tendency to clot (hypercoagulability), and changes to the blood vessel wall. DVT formation typically begins inside the valves of the calf veins, where the blood is relatively oxygen deprived, which activates certain biochemical pathways. Several medical conditions increase the risk for DVT, including cancer, trauma, and antiphospholipid syndrome. Other risk factors include older age, surgery, immobilization (as with bed rest, orthopedic casts, and sitting on long flights), combined oral contraceptives, pregnancy, the postnatal period, and genetic factors such as a non-O blood type. The frequency of occurrence (incidence) increases dramatically from childhood to old age; in adulthood, about 1 in 1000 adults develop DVT annually.
Individuals suspected of having DVT may be assessed using a clinical prediction rule such as the Wells score. A D-dimer test may also be used to assist with excluding the diagnosis (because of its high sensitivity) or to signal a need for further testing. Diagnosis is most commonly done with ultrasound of the suspected veins. Anticoagulation is the standard treatment; typical medications include a low-molecular-weight heparin and a vitamin K antagonist. Wearing graduated compression stockings appears to reduce the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome.
Contents
- 1 Signs and symptoms
- 2 Causes
- 2.1 Risk factors
- 2.2 Pathophysiology
- 3 Diagnosis
- 3.1 Classification
- 3.2 Probability
- 3.3 D-dimer
- 3.4 Imaging
- 4 Prevention
- 4.1 Hospital
- 4.2 Post-surgery
- 4.3 Pregnancy
- 4.4 Travelers
- 5 Treatment
- 5.1 Anticoagulation
- 5.2 Home treatment, stockings, walking, and repeat imaging
- 5.3 IVC filters, thrombolysis, and thrombectomy
- 6 Prognosis
- 7 Epidemiology
- 8 Economics
- 9 History
- 10 Research directions
- 11 Notes
- 12 References
- 13 External links
Signs and symptoms
Common signs and symptoms of DVT include pain or tenderness, swelling, warmth, redness or discoloration, and distention of surface veins, although about half of those with the condition have no symptoms.[1] Signs and symptoms alone are not sufficiently sensitive or specific to make a diagnosis, but when considered in conjunction with known risk factors can help determine the likelihood of DVT.[2] In most suspected cases, DVT is ruled out after evaluation,[3] and symptoms are more often due to other causes, such as cellulitis, Baker's cyst, musculoskeletal injury, or lymphedema.[4] Other differential diagnoses include hematoma, tumors, venous or arterial aneurysms, and connective tissue disorders.[5]
A severe and uncommon form of DVT, phlegmasia cerulea dolens, may develop in association with a life-threatening illness. It is characterized by an acute and almost total venous occlusion of the entire extremity outflow, including the iliac and femoral veins. The leg is usually painful, cyanosed (blue from lack of oxygen), and edematous (filled with fluid), which may result in venous gangrene.[6][7]
Causes
The incision for a completed knee replacement surgery, a procedure that can cause DVT
The three factors of Virchow's triad—venous stasis, hypercoagulability, and changes in the endothelial blood vessel lining (such as physical damage or endothelial activation)—contribute to DVT and are used to explain its formation.[8][9] Other related causes include activation of immune system components, the state of microparticles in the blood, the concentration of oxygen, and possible platelet activation.[10] Various risk factors contribute to DVT, though many at high risk never develop it.[11]
Acquired risk factors include the strong risk factor of older age,[9][11] which alters blood composition to favor clotting. Other important acquired risk factors include major surgery and trauma, both of which may increase the risk because of tissue factor from outside the vascular system entering the blood.[8] In orthopedic surgery, venous stasis may be temporarily provoked by a cessation of blood flow as part of the procedure.[10] Cancer can grow in and around veins, causing venous stasis, and can also stimulate increased levels of tissue factor. Pregnancy causes blood to favor clotting, and in the postpartum, placental tearing releases substances that favor clotting. Oral contraceptives[b] and hormonal replacement therapy increase the risk through a variety of mechanisms, including altered blood coagulation protein levels and reduced fibrinolysis.[10]
The disease term venous thromboembolism (VTE) includes the development of either DVT or pulmonary embolism (PE).[14][15] Genetic factors that increase the risk of VTE include deficiencies of three proteins that normally prevent blood from clotting—protein C, protein S, and antithrombin—in addition to non-O blood type and mutations in the factor V and prothrombin genes. Deficiencies in antithrombin, protein C, and protein S are rare but strong, or moderately strong, risk factors.[8][10] These three thrombophilia[c] increase the risk of VTE by about 10 times.[16] Factor V Leiden, which makes factor V resistant to inactivation by activated protein C,[18] and the genetic variant prothrombin G20210A, which causes increased prothrombin levels, are predominantly expressed in Caucasians.[8][d] They moderately increase risk for VTE, by three to eight times for factor V Leiden and two to three times for prothrombin G20210A.[16][19] Having a non-O blood type approximately doubles VTE risk.[10] Non-O blood type is common in all races, making it an important risk factor.[20] Individuals without O blood type have higher blood levels of von Willebrand factor and factor VIII than those with O blood type, increasing the likelihood of clotting.[20]
Some risk factors influence the location of DVT within the body. In isolated distal DVT, the profile of risk factors appears distinct from proximal DVT. Transient factors, such as surgery and immobilization, appear to dominate whereas thrombophilias and age do not seem to increase risk.[21] In upper-extremity DVT, the most important risk factor is having a central venous catheter, and thoracic outlet syndrome also increases risk.[14]
Risk factors
- Acquired
- Older age
- Major surgery and orthopedic surgery[19]
- Cancers, especially of the bone, ovary, brain, pancreas, and lymphomas[12]
- Inactivity and immobilization, as with orthopedic casts,[19] sitting, travel, bed rest, and hospitalization[8]
- Pregnancy and the postpartum period[8][22]
- Antiphospholipid syndrome[23]
- Trauma,[8] minor leg injury,[16] and lower limb amputation[12]
- Previous VTE[24]
- Combined oral contraceptives[12]
- Hormonal replacement therapy[19]
- Central venous catheters[25]
- Inflammatory diseases[10][26]/some autoimmune diseases[27]
- Nephrotic syndrome[11]
- Obesity[19]
- Infection[11][26]
- HIV[11]
- Polycythemia vera[19]
- Chemotherapy[9]
- Intravenous drug use[28][29]
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- Inherited
- Antithrombin deficiency[8]
- Protein C deficiency[8]
- Protein S deficiency (type I)[11]
- Factor V Leiden[e]
- Prothrombin G20210A
- Dysfibrinogenemia[19]
- Non-O blood type
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- Mixed
- Low free protein S[11]
- Activated protein C resistance[11]
- High factor VIII levels[31]
- Hyperhomocysteinemia[8]
- High fibrinogen levels[8]
- High factor IX levels[8]
- High factor XI levels[8]
The femoral vein (in the thigh), the iliac veins (in the pelvis), and the inferior vena cava (in the abdomen) are places of potential DVT extension.
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Pathophysiology
The coagulation system, often described as a "cascade", consists of a group of proteins that interact to form a blood clot. DVT risk is increased by abnormalities in the cascade. The regulators, antithrombin (ᾳTHR) and activated protein C (APC) are shown in green above the blood's clotting factors they affect.
DVT often develops in the calf veins and "grows" in the direction of venous flow, towards the heart.[32] When DVT does not grow, it can be cleared naturally and dissolved into the blood (fibrinolysis).[33] Veins in the calf or thigh are most commonly affected,[34] including the femoral vein, the popliteal vein, and the iliofemoral vein (as with May–Thurner syndrome). Extensive lower-extremity DVT can reach into the iliac vein of the pelvis or the inferior vena cava.[35] Occasionally the veins of the arm are affected, as after central venous catheter placement and with the rare Paget–Schrötter disease.[25]
The mechanism behind arterial thrombosis, such as with heart attacks, is more established than the steps that cause venous thrombosis.[36] With arterial thrombosis, blood vessel wall damage is required, as it initiates coagulation,[36] but clotting in the veins mostly occurs without any such damage.[8] The beginning of venous thrombosis is thought to be caused by tissue factor, which leads to conversion of prothrombin to thrombin, followed by fibrin deposition.[9] Red blood cells and fibrin are the main components of venous thrombi,[8] and the fibrin appears to attach to the blood vessel wall lining (endothelium), a surface that normally acts to prevent clotting.[36] Platelets and white blood cells are also components. Platelets are not as prominent in venous clots as they are in arterial ones, but they may play a role.[10] Inflammation is associated with VTE,[f] and white blood cells play a role in the formation and resolution of venous clots.[33]
Often, DVT begins in the valves of veins.[33] The blood flow pattern in the valves can cause low oxygen concentrations in the blood (hypoxemia) of a valve sinus. Hypoxemia, which is worsened by venous stasis, activates pathways—ones that include hypoxia-inducible factor-1 and early-growth-response protein 1. Hypoxemia also results in the production of reactive oxygen species, which can activate these pathways, as well as nuclear factor-κB, which regulates hypoxia-inducible factor-1 transcription.[9] Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 and early-growth-response protein 1 contribute to monocyte association with endothelial proteins, such as P-selectin, prompting monocytes to release tissue factor-filled microvesicles, which presumably begin clotting after binding to the endothelial surface.[9]
Diagnosis
DVT diagnosis requires the use of imaging devices such as ultrasound. Clinical assessments, which predict DVT likelihood, can help determine if a D-dimer test is useful. In those not highly likely to have DVT, a normal D-dimer result[g] can rule out a diagnosis.
Classification
Provoked DVTs occur in association with acquired risk factors, such as surgery, oral contraceptives, trauma, immobility, obesity, or cancer; cases without acquired states are called unprovoked or idiopathic.[38] Acute DVT is characterized by pain and swelling[39] and is usually occlusive,[2] which means that it obstructs blood flow, whereas non-occlusive DVT is less symptomatic.[6] The label of chronic has been applied to symptomatic DVT that persists longer than 10 or 14 days.[40] DVT that has no symptoms, but is found only by screening, is labeled asymptomatic or incidental.[41][42]
DVT in the legs is proximal (or iliofemoral[43]) when above the knee and distal (or calf) when below the knee.[44] DVT below the popliteal vein, a proximal vein behind the knee, is classified as distal[2] and has limited clinical significance compared to proximal DVT.[46] An initial episode of DVT is called incident and any subsequent DVT is termed recurrent.[47][48] Bilateral DVT refers to clots in both legs while unilateral means that only a single leg is affected.[49]
Probability
Swelling in the leg from fluid (edema) can result in "pitting" after pressure is applied. (This person did not have DVT.)
In those with suspected DVT, a clinical assessment of probability can be useful to determine which tests to perform.[50] The most studied clinical prediction rule is the Wells score.[3][51]
Wells score or criteria: (possible score −2 to 9)
- Active cancer (treatment within last 6 months or palliative): +1 point
- Calf swelling ≥ 3 cm compared to asymptomatic calf (measured 10 cm below tibial tuberosity): +1 point
- Swollen unilateral superficial veins (non-varicose, in symptomatic leg): +1 point
- Unilateral pitting edema (in symptomatic leg): +1 point
- Previous documented DVT: +1 point
- Swelling of entire leg: +1 point
- Localized tenderness along the deep venous system: +1 point
- Paralysis, paresis, or recent cast immobilization of lower extremities: +1 point
- Recently bedridden ≥ 3 days, or major surgery requiring regional or general anesthetic in the past 12 weeks: +1 point
- Alternative diagnosis at least as likely: −2 points[4]
Those with Wells scores of two or more have a 28% chance of having DVT, those with a lower score have 6% odds. Alternatively, Wells scores can be categorized as high if greater than two, moderate if one or two, and low if less than one, with likelihoods of 53%, 17%, and 5% respectively.[3][4]
D-dimer
D-dimers are a fibrin degradation product, and an elevated level can result from plasmin dissolving a clot—or other conditions.[37] Hospitalized patients often have elevated levels for multiple reasons.[3][52] When individuals are at a high-probability of having DVT, diagnostic imaging is preferred to a D-dimer test.[53] For those with a low or moderate probability of DVT, a D-dimer level might be obtained, which excludes a diagnosis if results are normal.[37] An elevated level requires further investigation with diagnostic imaging to confirm or exclude the diagnosis.[54][55]
For a suspected first leg DVT in a low-probability situation, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommends testing either D-dimer levels with moderate or high sensitivity or compression ultrasound of the proximal veins. These options are suggested over whole-leg ultrasound, and D-dimer testing is the suggested preference overall.[54] For a suspected first leg DVT in a moderate-probability scenario, a high-sensitivity D-dimer is suggested as a recommended option over ultrasound imaging, with both whole-leg and compression ultrasound possible.[55]
Imaging
Imaging tests of the veins are used in the diagnosis of DVT, most commonly either proximal compression ultrasound or whole-leg ultrasound. Each technique has drawbacks: a single proximal scan may miss a distal DVT, while whole-leg scanning can lead to distal DVT overtreatment.[3] Doppler ultrasound,[56] CT scan venography, MRI venography, or MRI of the thrombus are also possibilities.[3][54]
The gold standard for judging imaging methods is contrast venography, which involves injecting a peripheral vein of the affected limb with a contrast agent and taking X-rays, to reveal whether the venous supply has been obstructed. Because of its cost, invasiveness, availability, and other limitations this test is rarely performed.[3]
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An ultrasound with a blood clot visible in the left common femoral vein
An abdominal CT scan with a clot in the right common iliac vein
Venograms of DVT
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Prevention
The ACCP suggested graduated compression stockings for at-risk travelers and some hospital patients.
Depending upon the risk for DVT, different preventative measures are used. Walking and calf exercises reduce venous stasis because leg muscle contractions compress the veins and pump blood up towards the heart. In immobile individuals, physical compression methods improve blood flow. Anticoagulation, which increases the risk of bleeding, might be used in high-risk scenarios. The risk of major bleeding with long-term anticoagulation is about 3% per year,[16] and the point where annual VTE risk is thought to warrant long-term anticoagulation is estimated to be between 3 and 9%.[58] Usually, only when individuals exceed a 9% annual VTE risk is long-term anticoagulation a common consideration.[58] Antithrombin deficiency, a strong or moderately strong risk factor, carries an annual risk of VTE of only 0.8–1.5%;[16] as such, asymptomatic individuals with thrombophilia do not warrant long-term anticoagulation.[59] Aside from anticoagulation, the anti-platelet drug aspirin might be used in some orthopedic surgery patients[60] and in those with a previous VTE.[61]
Research at the Suffolk County General Hospital determined that the minimum distance of walking required daily to prevent venous thromboembolism was 398 m or in the British system, 0.25 miles. This unit was designated a Wayman after the researcher who meticulously measured out and correlated the distances with incidence of DVT in the patient population. So one Wayman is equal to 0.25 miles which in theory is the distance necessary to prevent DVT.
Hospital
In 2011, the American College of Physicians (ACP) issued a clinical practice guideline making three strong recommendations based on moderate-quality evidence: that hospitalized patients be assessed for their risk of thromboembolism and bleeding before prophylaxis is started; that heparin or a related drug be used if potential benefits are thought to outweigh potential harms; and that graduated compression stockings not be used. The ACP also drew attention to a lack of support for any performance measures encouraging physicians to apply universal prophylaxis without regard to the risks.[15][62]
The 2012 ACCP guidelines for non-surgical patients[63][h] recommend anticoagulation for the acutely ill in cases of elevated risk when there is no bleeding nor a high risk of bleeding.[64] Mechanical prophylaxis is suggested when risks for bleeding and thrombosis are elevated.[65] For the critically ill, either pharmacological or mechanical prophylaxis is suggested depending upon the risk.[66] Heparin is suggested in outpatients with cancer who have solid tumors and additional risk factors for VTE—listed as "previous venous thrombosis, immobilization, hormonal therapy, angiogenesis inhibitors, thalidomide, and lenalidomide"—and a low risk of bleeding.[67]
Post-surgery
Major orthopedic surgery—total hip replacement, total knee replacement, or hip fracture surgery—has a high risk of causing VTE.[68] If prophylaxis is not used after these surgeries, symptomatic VTE has about a 4% chance of developing within 35 days.[69] Options for VTE prevention in non-orthopedic surgery patients include early walking, mechanical prophylaxis (intermittent pneumatic compression or graduated compression stockings), and drugs (low-molecular-weight heparin [LMWH] and low-dose-unfractionated heparin [LDUH]) depending upon the risk of VTE, risk of major bleeding, and patient preferences.[70] In major orthopedic surgery patients, the ACCP recommends treatment with drugs that reduce the risk of clots (such as fondaparinux and aspirin) with LMWH suggested as a preference.[69] Intermittent pneumatic compression is also an option.[69][71]
Pregnancy
See also: Hypercoagulability in pregnancy
Warfarin, a common VKA, is suggested only postpartum (after childbirth) in some at-risk women.
The risk of VTE is increased in pregnancy by about five times[16][72] because of a more hypercoaguable state, a likely adaptation against fatal postpartum hemorrhage.[22] Additionally, pregnant women with genetic risk factors are subject to an approximate three to thirty times increased risk for VTE.[73] Preventative treatments for pregnancy-related VTE in hypercoaguable women were suggested by the ACCP. Homozygous carriers of factor V Leiden or prothrombin G20210A with a family history of VTE were suggested for antepartum LMWH and either LMWH or a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) for the six weeks following childbirth. Those with another thrombophilia and a family history but no previous VTE were suggested for watchful waiting during pregnancy and LMWH or—for those without protein C or S deficiency—a VKA. Homozygous carriers of factor V Leiden or prothrombin G20210A with no personal or family history of VTE were suggested for watchful waiting during pregnancy and LMWH or a VKA for six weeks after childbirth. Those with another thrombophilia but no family or personal history of VTE were suggested for watchful waiting only.[74] Warfarin, a common VKA, can cause harm to the fetus and is not used for VTE prevention during pregnancy.[73][75]
Travelers
The 2012 ACCP guidelines offered weak recommendations. For at-risk long-haul travelers—those with "previous VTE, recent surgery or trauma, active malignancy, pregnancy, estrogen use, advanced age, limited mobility, severe obesity, or known thrombophilic disorder"—suggestions included calf exercises, frequent walking, and aisle seating in airplanes to ease walking.[76][77] The use of graduated compression stockings that fit below the knee and give 15–30 mm Hg of pressure to the ankle was suggested, while aspirin or anticoagulants were not.[78] Compression stockings have sharply reduced the levels of asymptomatic DVT in airline passengers, but the effect on symptomatic VTE is unknown, as none of the individuals studied developed symptomatic VTE.[79]
Treatment
Anticoagulation
Structural representations of the backbone of heparins (left), which vary in the size of their chain, and the synthetic pentasaccaride (five-sugar) fondaparinux (right)
Anticoagulation, which prevents further coagulation but does not act on existing clots, is the standard treatment for DVT.[80][i] Balancing risk vs. benefit is important in determining the duration of anticoagulation, and three months is generally the standard length of treatment. In those with an annual risk of VTE in excess of 9%, as after an unprovoked episode, extended anticoagulation is a possibility.[58] Those who finish VKA treatment after idiopathic VTE with an elevated D-dimer level show an increased risk of recurrent VTE (about 9% vs. about 4% for normal results), and this result might be used in clinical decision making.[82] Thrombophilia test results rarely play a role in the length of treatment.[23]
For acute cases in the leg, the ACCP recommended a parenteral anticoagulant (such as LMWH, fondaparinux, or unfractionated heparin) for at least five days[j] and a VKA, the oral anticoagulant, the same day. LMWH and fondaparinux are suggested over unfractionated heparin, but both are retained in those with compromised kidney function, unlike unfractionated heparin.[84][85] The VKA is generally taken for a minimum of three months[86] to maintain an international normalized ratio of 2.0–3.0, with 2.5 as the target.[87][88] The benefit of taking a VKA declines as the duration of treatment extends,[89] and the risk of bleeding increases with age.[14]
The ACCP recommended treatment for three months in those with proximal DVT provoked by surgery.[90] A three-month course is also recommended for those with proximal DVT provoked by a transient risk factor, and three months is suggested over lengthened treatment when bleeding risk is low to moderate.[91] Unprovoked DVT patients should have at least three months of anticoagulation and be considered for extended treatment.[92] Those whose first VTE is an unprovoked proximal DVT are suggested for anticoagulation longer than three months unless there is a high risk of bleeding.[93] In that case, three months is sufficient.[94] Those with a second unprovoked VTE are recommended for extended treatment when bleeding risk is low, suggested for extended treatment when bleeding risk is moderate,[95] and suggested for three months of anticoagulation in high risk scenarios.[96]
Home treatment, stockings, walking, and repeat imaging
The ACCP recommended initial home treatment instead of hospital treatment for those with acute leg DVT. This applies as long as individuals feel ready for it, and those with severe leg symptoms or comorbidities would not qualify. An appropriate home environment is expected: one that can provide a quick return to the hospital if necessary, support from family or friends, and phone access.[97] In addition to anticoagulation, the ACCP suggested graduated compression stockings—which apply higher pressure (30–40 mm Hg) at the ankles and a lower pressure around the knees[84]—for those with symptomatic DVT.[98] Use should begin as soon as possible after anticoagulation.[84] Existing randomized controlled trials give moderate-quality evidence that these stockings reduce the risk of post-thrombotic syndrome.[84][99] An estimate on the number needed to treat suggests about four people need stockings to prevent one post-thrombotic syndrome case.[100] Trials do not indicate a reduction in recurrent VTE.[84] Use is suggested for two years, though inconvenience and discomfort can reduce compliance.[98] Walking is also suggested over bed rest for those without severe pain or edema.[101]
Instead of anticoagulation, a follow-up imaging test (typically ultrasound) about one week post-diagnosis is an option for those with an acute isolated distal DVT without a high risk for extension; if the clot does not grow, the ACCP does not recommend anticoagulation.[84][102] This technique can benefit those at a high risk for bleeding. Patients may choose anticoagulation over serial imaging however, to avoid the inconvenience of another scan if concerns about the risk of bleeding are insignificant.[102] When applied to symptomatic patients with a negative initial ultrasound result, serial testing is inefficient and not cost effective.[2]
IVC filters, thrombolysis, and thrombectomy
Inferior vena cava filters (IVC filters) are used on the presumption that they reduce PE, although their effectiveness and safety profile are not well established.[103] In general, they are only recommended in some high risk scenarios.[103] The ACCP recommended them for those with a contraindication to anticoagulant treatment but not in addition to anticoagulation, unless an individual with an IVC filter but without a risk for bleeding develops acute proximal DVT. In this case, both anticoagulation and an IVC filter is suggested.[104] While IVC filters are associated with a long-term risk of DVT,[103] they are not reason enough to maintain extended anticoagulation.[105]
Thrombolysis, which acts to break up clots, can be systemic or catheter-directed, but the ACCP suggested anticoagulation instead; however, patients may choose thrombolysis if prevention of post-thrombotic syndrome outweighs concerns over the complexity, bleeding risk, and cost of the procedure.[106] A mechanical thrombectomy device can remove venous clots, although the ACCP considers it an option only when the following conditions apply: "iliofemoral DVT, symptoms for < 7 days (criterion used in the single randomized trial), good functional status, life expectancy of ≥ 1 year, and both resources and expertise are available."[84] Anticoagulation alone is suggested over thrombectomy.[107]
Prognosis
The most frequent complication of proximal DVT is post-thrombotic syndrome,[108] which is caused by a reduction in the return of venous blood to the heart.[12] Some symptoms of post-thrombotic syndrome are pain, edema, paresthesia, and in severe cases, leg ulcers. An estimated 20–50% of those with DVT will develop it, and 5–10% will develop the severe form.[108] PE is the most serious complication of proximal DVT, and the risk of PE is higher when clots are present in the thigh and pelvis.[103] Distal DVT itself is hardly if ever associated with post-thrombotic syndrome or PE.[3] Untreated lower extremity DVT has a 3% PE-related mortality rate, while deaths associated with upper extremity DVT are extremely rare.[24] The presence of a remaining thrombus after a DVT frequently occurs in a minority of people, and it increases the risk of recurrence, though to a lesser extent than an elevated D-dimer.[12] In the 10 years following a VTE, approximately a third of individuals will have a recurrent episode.[109]
Epidemiology
About 1 in 1000 adults per year have DVT,[110] but as of 2011, available data is dominated by North American and European populations.[111] VTE is rare in children, with an incidence of about 1 in 100,000 a year. From childhood to old age, incidence increases by a factor of about 1000, with almost 1% of the elderly experiencing VTE yearly. During pregnancy and after childbirth, acute VTE occurs about once per 1000 deliveries.[73] After surgery with preventative treatment, VTE develops in about 10 of 1000 people after total or partial knee replacement, and in about 5 of 1000 after total or partial hip replacement.[113] About 300,000–600,000 Americans develop VTE each year, with about 60,000–100,000 deaths attributable to PE.[109] In England, an estimated 25,000 a year die from hospital-related VTE.[114] For unclear reasons, people of Asian descent have a lower VTE risk than whites.[111]
In North American and European populations, around 4–8% of people have a thrombophilia,[16] most commonly factor V leiden and prothrombin G20210A. For populations in China, Japan, and Thailand, deficiences in protein S, protein C, and antithrombin predominate.[115] Non-O blood type is present in around 50% of the general population and varies with ethnicity, and it is present in about 70% of those with VTE.[20][116] Altogether, global data is incomplete.[117]
Economics
Initial DVT costs for an average hospitalized patient in the U.S. are around $7,700–$10,800.[118] VTE follow-up costs at three months, six months, and a year are about $5,000, $10,000, and $33,000 respectively; in Europe, the three and six-month figures are about €1,800 and €3,200.[119] Post-thrombotic syndrome is a significant contributor to DVT follow-up costs.[118] Annual DVT costs in the U.S. are an estimated $5 billion[120] or in excess of $8 billion,[121][122] and the average annual cost per treated individual is thought to be about $20,000.[121] As an example, if 300,000 symptomatic DVT patients were treated at costs averaging $20,000 annually, that would cost $6 billion a year.
History
The earliest case of DVT was described by Sushruta in his book Sushruta Samhita around 600-900 BC.[123] Another documented case is thought to have occurred in the 13th century, in the leg of a 20-year-old male.[11] At some point, the increased incidence of DVT in women after childbirth was noticed, and in the late 1700s, a public health recommendation was issued to encourage women to breast feed as a means to prevent this phenomenon; the DVT was called "milk leg", as it was thought to result from milk building up in the leg.
In 1856, German physician and pathologist Rudolf Virchow published what is referred to as Virchow's triad, the three major causes of thrombosis.[11] The triad provides the theoretical framework for the current explanation of venous thrombosis,[11] although it was focused on the effect of a foreign body in the venous system and the conditions required for clot propagation.[125]
Multiple pharmacological therapies for DVT were introduced in the 20th century: oral anticoagulants in the 1940s, subcutaneous LDUH in 1962, and subcutaneous LMWH in 1982. Diagnoses were commonly performed by impedance plethysmography in the 1970s and 1980s, but the use of Doppler ultrasound techniques, with their increased sensitivity and specificity, largely superseded this method.
Research directions
As of 2011, three large randomized controlled trials—the Norwegian CaVent trial, the North American ATTRACT trial, and the Dutch CAVA trial—are studying the effectiveness and safety of catheter-directed thrombolysis.[87] In 2012, two studies[128][129] found a clinical benefit in taking aspirin to prevent recurrent VTE.[61]
Notes
- ^ Thrombosis associated with the abdominal organs (viscera)—such as portal vein thrombosis, renal vein thrombosis, and Budd–Chiari syndrome—are separate diseases excluded from the scope of this definition.
- ^ Third-generation combined oral contraceptives (COCs) have an approximate two to three times higher risk than second-generation COCs.[12] Progestogen-only pill use is not associated with increased VTE risk.[13]
- ^ The term thrombophilia as used here applies to the five inherited abnormalities of antithrombin, protein C, protein S, factor V, and prothrombin, as is done elsewhere.[16][17]
- ^ Factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A are present in about 3–5% and 1–3% of people of European descent, respectively.[16]
- ^ Factor V Leiden increases the risk of DVT more than it does for PE, a phenomenon referred to as the factor V Leiden paradox.[30]
- ^ VTE might cause the observed inflammation.[10]
- ^ An elevated level is greater than 250 ng/mL D-dimer units (DDU) or greater than 0.5 μg/mL fibrinogen equivalent units (FEU).[37] A normal level is below these values.
- ^ Page e197S of Kahn et al.[63] specifies that the guideline does not apply to those with "trauma and spinal cord injury" nor those "with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke."
- ^ Evidence for anticoagulation comes from studies other than definitive randomized controlled trials that demonstrate efficacy and safety for anticoagulation vs. placebo or using NSAIDs.[81]
- ^ The international normalized ratio should be ≥ 2.0 for 24 hours minimum,[83] but if the ratio is > 3.0, then the parenteral anticoagulant is not needed for five days.[84]
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Vascular nevus
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- Cherry hemangioma
- Halo nevus
- Spider angioma
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Inflammation
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Venous thrombosis /
Thrombophlebitis
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- primarily lower limb
- abdomen
- Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
- Budd–Chiari syndrome
- May–Thurner syndrome
- Portal vein thrombosis
- Renal vein thrombosis
- upper limb / torso
- Mondor's disease
- Paget–Schroetter disease
- head
- Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Post-thrombotic syndrome
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Varicose veins
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- Gastric varices
- Portacaval anastomosis
- Caput medusae
- Esophageal varices
- Hemorrhoid
- Varicocele
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Other
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- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
- Superior vena cava syndrome
- Inferior vena cava syndrome
- Venous ulcer
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| Arteries or veins |
- Angiopathy
- Macroangiopathy
- Microangiopathy
- Embolism
- Pulmonary embolism
- Cholesterol embolism
- Paradoxical embolism
- Thrombosis
- Vasculitis
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| Blood pressure |
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Hypertension
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- Hypertensive heart disease
- Hypertensive emergency
- Hypertensive nephropathy
- Essential hypertension
- Secondary hypertension
- Renovascular hypertension
- Benign hypertension
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Systolic hypertension
- White coat hypertension
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Hypotension
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anat (a:h/u/t/a/l,v:h/u/t/a/l)/phys/devp/cell/prot
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noco/syva/cong/lyvd/tumr, sysi/epon, injr
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proc, drug (C2s+n/3/4/5/7/8/9)
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