Benefits and risks of pharmacomechanical thrombolysis?

Do the benefits of pharmacomechanical thrombolysis outweigh the risks?

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Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS, RVT, RPVI , RPhS

Published on May 10, 2016

It depends on how acute or chronic the deep vein thrombus is and where it is located. Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis is best for acute DVT and DVT in the iliac veins or femoral veins.

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Answered by Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS, RVT, RPVI , RPhS

It depends on how acute or chronic the deep vein thrombus is and where it is located. Pharmacomechanical thrombolysis is best for acute DVT and DVT in the iliac veins or femoral veins.

Published on Jul 11, 2012


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