Refractory venous thrombus propagation in the setting of therapeutic anticoagulation.
Refractory venous thrombus propagation in the setting of therapeutic anticoagulation.
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抗凝治疗中难治性静脉血栓的传播。
DOI:
10.1097/phm.0b013e3182241618
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Rashbaum,Ira
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文献类型:
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作者:
Traeger,ZahavaTzila;Rizzo,John-Ross;Rashbaum,Ira
A 68-yr-old gentleman with atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus sustained an acute ischemic stroke involving the left posterior cerebellar artery. Lower limb venous duplex revealed deep venous thromboses in the right common iliac vein and bilateral popliteal veins. He was started on warfarin and intravenous heparin; however, he developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter was placed. He was subsequently admitted for acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation. He continued warfarin, and his international normalized ratio remained within the therapeutic range. His bilateral lower limb swelling increased. Repeat lower limb venous duplex revealed progression of the left lower limb thrombus from the popliteal to the common femoral and saphenous veins. The thrombus in the right lower limb progressed from being nonocclusive to being occlusive. Computerized tomography of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis revealed thrombotic extension above the IVC filter (Fig. 1). Given the patient’s worsening thromboses while on therapeutic warfarin, his anticoagulation was changed to fond-aparinux. One week after initiating fondaparinux, repeat computed tomography demonstrated minimal retraction of the proximal end of the thrombus that extended above the IVC filter (Fig. 2). The patient was discharged on fondaparinux in stable condition to a subacute rehabilitation facility.