Mechanical venous thrombectomy (MVT) has gained popularity as an alternative to catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDL) and medical management (MM) of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis (DVT), potentially combining the benefits a minimally invasive approach with lower risk bleeding shorter hospital stay. Emerging evidence shows MVT have excellent perioperative outcomes. However, cost effectiveness i...

The aim of the present study was to observe the long-term prognostic value of early interventional therapy for lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (LDVT). In total, 85 patients diagnosed with LDVT for the first time were consecutively selected (identified course of disease was <3 months), and were divided into the control group with 43 cases and the observation group with 42 cases according ...

PURPOSE We present our experiences of intra-arterial tirofiban injection through a deployed Solitaire stent as a rescue therapy after failed mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data on 18 patients treated with adjunctive tirofiban injection through a temporarily deployed Solitaire stent after failed mechanical thrombectomy were retrospectively...

PURPOSE To use angioscopy to evaluate and compare the amount of residual thrombus and endoluminal wall damage in hemodialysis grafts after percutaneous thrombectomy procedures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-nine thrombectomy and angioscopy procedures were performed in 35 patients. Percutaneous thrombectomy methods included eight different mechanical thrombectomy devices and the "lyse and wait"...

OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate the effects of mechanical thrombectomy on myocardial reperfusion during direct angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). BACKGROUND Embolization of thrombus and plaque debris may occur during direct angioplasty for AMI. This may lead to distal vessel or side branch occlusion and to obstructions in the microvascular system, resulting in impaired myocar...

T he treatment of iliofemoral thrombophlebitis has changed little since the initiation of heparin use in the 1930s. Whereas current management strategies focus on the outpatient use of lowmolecular-weight heparin, treatment relies on the prevention of clot propagation rather than any effort to resolve the clot burden present. As a result, preservation of valve function is unusual, with most pat...

A 35-year-old woman, without previous medical history except oral contraception, presented with sudden onset of stupor and clonic perseveration in the upper limbs. She was aphasic, but communicated by vertical movements of the head. Unenhanced brain computed tomography (CT) demonstrated hyperintensity of the straight sinus and hypo-intense areas within both thalami (Figure 1A) leading to a diag...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be complicated by venous or arterial stroke. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is a limited number cases reported develop cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) after COVID-19. Herein, we present 61-year-old diabetic male with persistent pain in his right forehead and periorbital region COVID-19 pneumonia diagnosed CST developing diplopia ecchymosi...