In recent years, catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) has been added to the current standard of anticoagulation therapy in some patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The hope was that CDT would help reduce the high rate of post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), but now an observational study finds no benefits and some important disadvantages associated with CDT.
In a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Riyaz Bashir and colleagues analyzed data from more than 90,000 patients hospitalized for DVT, 3649 of whom received CDT plus anticoagulation.
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