ABSTRACT
Objective By using computer tomography (CT) to evaluate the left common iliac vein (LCIV) minor diameter and stenosis in deep vein thrombosis (DVT) patients and normal population,and to explore the correlation between LCIV compression and left-sided DVT.Methods Measurement and calculation of LCIV minor diameter and stenosis were conducted in 19 right-sided DVT,60 left-sided DVT and 218 control subjects.Multiple factors regression analysis was used to study the correlation of LCIV minor diameter and stenosis with left-sided DVT.Results In control group,51.8％ had greater than 50％ compression of LCIV,and 24.3％ had greater than 70％ compression.LCIV diameter in women [(4.7 ± 2.7) mm] was significantly smaller than that of men [(6.6 ± 3.3) mm,P ＜ 0.05)].LCIV diameter in leftsided DVT [(2.4 ± 1.0) mm] was significantly smaller than that in control group [(5.4 ± 3.1) mm,P ＜0.001)] or right-sided DVT [(6.2 ± 1.8) mm,P ＜0.01].LCIV stenosis in left-sided DVT [(78 ±8) ％]was higher than that in control group [(49 ±25)％,P ＜0.01)] or right-sided DVT [(38 ±21)％,P ＜0.01)].The odds of left DVT increased by a factor of 2.69 for each millimeter decrease in LCIV diameter (P ＜ 0.001,95％ CI 1.91-3.77),and 2.78 for each ten percent increase in LCIV stenosis (P ＜ 0.001,95％ CI 1.95-3.96).With LCIV stenosis ＞75％,the risk of left DVT was associated with an 11.10-fold increase,and with LCIV diameter ＜ 2.5 mm,the risk was associated with a 13.57-fold increase.Conclusions LCIV compression was an independent risk factor for left-sided DVT.Patients with severe LCIV compression were at high risk for left-sided DVT.