Early and long-term outcomes for postpartum deep vein thrombosis：the role of endovascular treatment / 中华放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of endovascular treatment to initial and long-term outcomes of postpartum deep venous thrombosis (DVT) . Methods The clinical data, venography and 3-yaer follow up data of 30 female patients with acute or subacute deep vein thrombosis in the postpartum period who received endovascular therapy consisting of catheter-directed thrombolysis with angioplasty (stenting for some patients with iliac vein compression syndrome (IVCS)) were retrospectively evaluated. Clot removal was graded as grade Ⅲ(>95%), grade Ⅱ(50% to 95%), and grade Ⅰ(0.05).For 18 patients with IVCS, there was significant statistical difference between patients implanting stents(initial patency was 100.0%(7/7) and whom not implanting stents(initial patency was 63.6%,7/11) (χ2=5.14, P0.05). Conclusions Endovascular therapy consisting of catheter-directed thrombolysis with angioplasty could be considered as a primary therapeutic procedure in patients with acute or subacute postpartum DVT. Stenting for treatment of iliac compression which contributed to postpartum DVT is very valuable to ensuring higher long-term patency rate.