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Post-thrombotic syndrome secondary prevention

Introduction

Endovascular stenting of the iliac vein may help.[1] Adding aspirin to concomitant anticoagulation did not help in a randomized controlled trial[2].

References

  1. ↑ Rossi, Fabio H.; Kambara, Antonio M.; Izukawa, Nilo M.; Rodrigues, Thiago O.; Rossi, Cybelle B.; Sousa, Amanda G.; Metzger, Patrick B.; Thorpe, Patricia E. (2018). “Randomized double-blinded study comparing medical treatment versus iliac vein stenting in chronic venous disease”. Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders. 6 (2): 183–191. doi:10.1016/j.jvsv.2017.11.003. ISSN 2213-3348. PMID 29292114.
  2. ↑ Barco, Stefano; Jalaie, Houman; Sebastian, Tim; Wolf, Simon; Fumagalli, Riccardo M.; Lichtenberg, Michael; Zeller, Thomas; Erbel, Christian; Schlager, Oliver; Kucher, Nils (2025-03-25). “Aspirin Plus Rivaroxaban Versus Rivaroxaban Alone for the Prevention of Venous Stent Thrombosis Among Patients With Post-Thrombotic Syndrome: The Multicenter, Multinational, Randomized, Open-Label ARIVA Trial”. Circulation. 151 (12): 835–846. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.073050. ISSN 1524-4539. PMID 39874026 Check |pmid= value (help).