The post thrombotic syndrome: Ignore it and it will come back to bite you!

Post Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS) is a very common chronic complication of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), as three out of ten patients with lower extremity DVT will develop PTS. The possibility to identify patients at risk is limited. Diagnosis is challenging, because there is no gold standard diagnostic method. Progress in diagnostic options may therefore change future diagnostic strategies. The better understanding of pathophysiologic processes that underlie PTS may stimulate the development of treatment modalities and improve and diversify management options.

Source: Blood Reviews - October 5, 2015 Category: Hematology Authors: Arina J. ten Cate-Hoek, Peter K. Henke, Thomas W. Wakefield Source Type: research