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How to Approach a Patient with Venous Thrombosis
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Stephan Moll, MDUNC Chapel Hill, NC
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History
Diagnostic Testing
Treatment
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Content
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Arm Clots – Basics of Anatomy
Deep Veins
Brachial veins
Axillary vein
Radial veins Ulnar veins
Subclavian veinAxillary vein
(a deep vein)Brachial vein (a deep vein)
Superficial Veins
Cephalic vein
Basilic vein
Cephalic vein Basilic vein
Median forearm vein
Median cubital veinMedian cephalic
vein
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Common iliac veinInternal iliac veinExternal iliac veinCommon femoral vein
Greater saphenous vein(GSV; medial thigh + calf) Deep femoral vein
Lesser saphenous vein(LSV; in back of calf)
Femoral vein (Superficial femoral vein)
Gastrocnemius vein
Soleus veinAnterior tibial vein
Peroneal veinPosterior tibial vein
Popliteal vein
Superficial veins Deep Veins
Proximal veins
Distal veins
Leg Clots – Basics of Anatomy
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Know arm and leg venous anatomy
Take home point #1
Basics
Teaching point
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Imaging
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“Acute” = acute or subacute (day to weeks, up to 3 months)
Dilated vein
“Spongy” appearance
Hypo-echoic intraluminal material
Caveats
Diagnosing recurrent DVT
Doppler Ultrasound Caveats
Decision is conglomerate of:
New clinical symptoms, DD, Doppler ultrasound[Bates SM.ACCP guidelines, Chest 2012;141:351S-418S]
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1. Chronic or acute appearing?
(acute: spongy, hypo-echogenic, dilated vein)
2. Comparison to previous Doppler US study
3. How big is the clot?
Doppler Ultrasound Caveats
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Caveats
CT Scan Caveats
If CTA results do NOT match pre-test clinical assessment:
CTA is wrong in ca. 50 % of cases
Review CTA with best radiologist
[Stein P. NEJM 2006;354:2317‐27]
Acute vs chronic PE
- sub-segmental PE
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Radiological Imaging
CTEPH Screening
1. Chest Xray (CXR)
2. Chest CT angiogram (CTA)
3. Lung ventilation-perfusion scan (VQ scan)
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VQ scan can NOT differentiate between acute and chronic
VQ abnormalities frequently persist for months
(of 157 PE patients, 66 % had VQ abnormality at 3 months)[Wartski M et al. J Nucl Med 2000;41:1043-8]
VQ Caveats
VQ Scan
CTA is insensitive to detect chronic PE (CTEPH)
VQ scan is test of choice
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Know limitations of Doppler ultrasound and CTA
Take home point #1
Basics
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3. Patient preference
2. Risk for Bleeding
(a)..., (b..., (c) …
1. Risk of recurrent VTE
(a)..., (b)..., (c)...
Conglomerate decision of:
a)….., (b)….., (c)…..
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Warfarin “Hate Factor”
Blood Thinner “Dislike Factor”
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Teaching points
VTE: R leg prox DVT in 3-2011. VTE risk factors: (a)... (b)…, (c)…
Arterial thromboembolism: Wedge-shaped L renal infarct. Arterial thromboembolic and arteriosclerosis risk factors: (a)..., (b)..., (c)...
Assessment
Define clot.
List clot risk factors: (a)…, (b)…, (c) …
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Teaching points
Assessment
Define clot.
List clot risk factors: (a)…, (b)…, (c) …
“Warfarin Hate Factor”
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History
Step back! First question: Does patient really need to be on
long-term anticoagulation?
1. “Blood Clot” in the history – Review: Symptoms; Hospitalization?
Treatment? Risk factors – of each episode.
2. Obtain previous Doppler/CTA report, d/c summary.
3. Then decision: “superficial clot” vs “DVT”, proximal or distal.
4. List all VTE risk factors: (a)…., (b)…., (c)….
Inpatient: Patient admitted for GI bleed - on warfarin.
Consult: “When to restart anticoagulation?”
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Question/revisit the indication/diagnosis!• In the patient on long-term anticoagulation: Detailed h/o each clot.
Get objective records.• “Previous leg clot”: Was it DVT or superficial clot? Prox. or distal?• “Protein C, S, AT deficiency; APLA syndrome”
Teaching points
Reviewing the History
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• “There is no family history of bleeding or clotting”.
• “Nobody in the family had a clot”.
Obtain a detailed family history.
Teaching point
Family History
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Social History
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Examination
Mid-calf circumference: R > L by 2 cm
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1. Stockings (30/40 mm Hg)
2. CT or MR venogram
3. Angioplasty, stenting
4. Home compression pump
5. Pain Clinic, gabapentin
6. Disability assistance
Postthrombotic Syndrome
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1. Good history
2. 3 flights of stairs with pulse oximeter
3. Cardiac echo
4. VQ scan
History and Work-up After PE
Pulmonary HTN Clinic
6 min walk test
Pulmonary pressure
measurements and angiogram
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1. PTS treatment: 30/40 mm stockings; venogram + stenting?
2. Recognize post-PE syndrome and CTEPH
Teaching points
After a DVT or PE
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VTE due to major transient risk factor
Woman with unprovoked VTE
Woman with VTE on hormones
Long-term
3 months
• PE• DVT
Man with unprovoked VTE
Non-major transient risk factor
• PE• DVT
Strong Throm
bophilia
D-dim
er
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[Choosing Wisely®; Hicks LK, et al. Hematology Am SocHematol Educ Program. 2014;2014: 599‐603]
ACCP, AHA, ISTH, BJH, ACF
LABSVTE: Duration of Anticoagulation
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VTE due to major transient risk factor
Woman with unprovoked VTE
Woman with VTE on hormones
Long-term
3 months
• PE• DVT
Man with unprovoked VTE
Non-major transient risk factor
• PE• DVT
Strong Throm
bophilia
D-dim
er
+
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[Choosing Wisely®; Hicks LK, et al. Hematology Am SocHematol Educ Program. 2014;2014: 599‐603]
ACCP, AHA, ISTH, BJH Teaching point
Recurrence triangle
LABSVTE: Duration of Anticoagulation
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3. Patient preference
“Warfarin Hate Factor”
2. Risk of Bleeding
(a)…., (b)…., (c) …..
1. Risk of recurrent VTE
(a)…., (b)…., (c) …..
LABSDuration of Anticoagulation
Conglomerate decision of:
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4. … if you don’t know how to interpret test or what to do with results.
3. … while patient is on an anticoagulant.
1. … during an acute thrombotic episode.
2. … a hospitalized patient.
Do NOT test ….
LABSThrombophilia Testing
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LABSLab Testing
[Moll S. J Thromb Thrombolys 2015;39:367‐378]
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Teaching points
• Be clear whom to test and when to test (“4 rules”)• Be aware of influence of anticoagulants on thrombophilia labs
LABSLab Testing
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Patient Education
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Patient Education
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LABSAdditional Things to Mention…
1. Baseline f/u Doppler ultrasound: when stopping anticoagulation.[Ageno W et al. JTH 2013; 11: 1597–1602]
2. “Long-term” anticoagulation = extended = lifelong. But:
Re-evaluation every so often (once per year).
3. Offer and encourage clinical trial participation.
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LABSSummary – 3 Key Points
VTE: Define; risk factors: a)…, b..., (c) ...
“Recurrence triangle”
“Warfarin/DOAC hate factor”
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