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Acute venous thromboembolism includes deep vein thrombosis of the extremities and the embolization of thrombus to the pulmonary vasculature resulting in pulmonary embolism. This multifactorial condition has an annual incidence of 0.1% and is a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States. Although oral anticoagulation is considered the standard of treatment for acute venous thrombosis, thrombectomy and catheter-directed thrombolysis are considered acceptable adjunctive therapies in the appropriate clinical setting. Variable degrees of clinical benefit have been documented when comparing combined anticoagulation and catheter-directed therapy with anticoagulation alone.
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Chowdhury, S., Cramer, P. (2022). Acute Venous Thromboembolic Disease. In: Chand, R., Eltorai, A.E.M., Healey, T., Ahn, S. (eds) Essential Interventional Radiology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84172-0_21
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