Residual vein thrombosis to establish duration of anticoagulation after a first episode of deep vein thrombosis: the Duration of Anticoagulation based on Compression UltraSonography (DACUS) study

Abstract Residual vein thrombosis (RVT) indicates a prothrombotic state and is useful for evaluating the optimal duration of oral anticoagulant treatment (OAT). Patients with a first episode of deep vein thrombosis, treated with OAT for 3 months, were managed according to RVT findings. Those with RVT were randomized to either stop or continue anticoagulants for 9 additional months, whereas in those without RVT, OAT was stopped. Outcomes were recurrent venous thromboembolism and/or major bleeding. Residual thrombosis was detected in 180 (69.8%) of 258 patients; recurrent events occurred in 27.2% of those who discontinued (25/92; 15.2% person-years) and 19.3% of those who continued OAT (17/88…

Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta: a case report

GRAVE EMORRAGIA RICORRENTE DEL CONDOTTO ILEALE DA IPERTENSIONE PORTALE: PRIMA ESPERIENZA MONDIALE CON SCLEROTIZZAZIONE VASALE ECOGUIDATA.

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Endograft connector technique to treat popliteal artery aneurysm in a morbid obese patient.

Surgical repair of popliteal artery aneurysm in morbid obese patients poses additional challenges. We report a morbid obese patient who had a 59 mm right popliteal artery aneurysm which was successfully treated with the endograft connector technique. This technique was used to perform the distal anastomosis of the below-knee femoro-popliteal bypass. A 10 mm Dacron graft was used as a main graft bypass and an 11 mm/10 cm stentgraft as endograft connector. Following the respective tunnel of the Dacron graft, an end-to-side proximal anastomosis was performed at distal femoral artery. The aneurysm exclusion was obtained through a proximal and a distal ligation. Postoperative duplex showed adeq…

A commentary: To screen for calf DVT or not to screen? The highly variable practice among italian centers highlights this important and still unresolved clinical opinion. Results from the italian MASTER registry

Spontaneous abdomianl aortic dissection: a case report with associated AAA

La trombosi venosa mesenterica: una manifestazione rara delle ischemie viscerali

Endovascular repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. A case presentation

GRAVE EMORRAGIA RICORRENTE DEL CONDOTTO ILEALE DA IPERTENSIONE PORTALE . PRIMA ESPERIENZA MONDIALE CON SCLEROTIZZAZIONE ECOGUIDATA

Considerations about infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm surgical treatment in elderly (over 80) people

The validity of possum score in predicting mortality and morbidity following open AAA repair

The MASTER registry on venous thromboembolism: description of the study cohort.

Absence of residual vein thrombosis after an episode of idiopatic deep vein thrombosis: short-term anticoagulation is safe. The extended DACUS Study

Abstract Background. The optimal duration of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy (OAT) for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) can be tailored by Residual Vein Thrombosis (RVT) (Siragusa S et al. Blood2003;102(11):OC183), a marker able to assess the individual risk for recurrent thrombosis. However, in patients with idiopathic DVT the safety of early interruption of OAT, because of absence of RVT, is still debated. Objective of the study. In the present study, we evaluated the safety of withholding OAT, in patients with idiopathic DVT and without RVT, three months after the index thrombotic episode. Study design. Prospective controlled study with two groups: patients without RVT stopped OAT after 3 months wh…