The Benefits of Achieving Robust Clot Resolution In VTE Patients While Balancing Lower Risk of Adverse Events – Brian Tweddale, MD, Doylestown Hospital
The majority of VTE patients have traditionally been treated with anticoagulation alone. However, up to 50% of patients who present with lower extremity DVT develop post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS), despite being treated with anticoagulation therapy and compression therapy, while 35-50% of patients with PE who are treated with anticoagulation therapy go on to develop some form of functional limitation (Post PE syndrome).
