Distal DVT: Should we treat?
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My talk from #SWEETS16, in which I ask whether patients with isolated distal deep vein thrombosis may benefit from anticoagulation. With a huge shout out to Dan Horner and Kerstin De Wit, my friends and colleagues who are leading international experts in this field.
Editor's Notes
- #2: Title: DVT: Should we treat?
- #4: The old days: a DVT
- #5: This was not a DVT
- #8: Venography
- #11: What McLeod said about Doppler USS
- #14: NICE – serial above knee recommendation
- #15: Should we treat calf DVT?
- #16: USS: Whole leg - data
- #19: Other evidence for prognosis of calf DVT
- #20: Superficial thrombophlebitis – anticoag evidence
- #21: ACT trial
- #22: Other evidence for treating calf DVT
- #23: Risk stratification of calf DVT – D-dimer, etc.
- #24: Risk stratification of anticoag – figures for risk
- #25: NOACs
- #30: What would I do?
- #31: Shared decision making?
- #32: Dan Horner, Kerstin Hogg
- #33: Summary