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Deep venous thrombosis of upper extremity

MedGen UID:
403987
•Concept ID:
C2717899
•
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis
SNOMED CT: Deep venous thrombosis of upper extremity (128054009)

Definition

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS of an upper extremity vein (e.g., AXILLARY VEIN; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; and JUGULAR VEINS). It is associated with mechanical factors (Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, Primary) secondary to other anatomic factors (Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis, Secondary). Symptoms may include sudden onset of pain, warmth, redness, blueness, and swelling in the arm. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDeep venous thrombosis of upper extremity

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Efficacy and safety of peripherally inserted central venous catheters in acute cardiac care management.
Poletti F, Coccino C, Monolo D, Crespi P, Ciccioli G, Cordio G, Seveso G, De Servi S
J Vasc Access 2018 Sep;19(5):455-460. Epub 2018 Mar 7 doi: 10.1177/1129729818758984. PMID: 29514546
Rivaroxaban in the Treatment of PICC-associated Upper Extremity Venous Thrombosis.
Fan F, Zou Y, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Lan B, Song Q, Pei M, He L, Wu H, Du Y, Dart AM
Clin Ther 2017 Sep;39(9):1882-1888. Epub 2017 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.07.041. PMID: 28823518
Risk factors, management and primary prevention of thrombotic complications related to the use of central venous catheters.
Linnemann B, Lindhoff-Last E
Vasa 2012 Sep;41(5):319-32. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000217. PMID: 22915529

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Thrombophilia testing has limited usefulness in clinical decision-making and should be used selectively.
Masuda EM, Lee RW, Okazaki IJ, Benyamini P, Kistner RL
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2015 Apr;3(2):228-35. Epub 2015 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2015.01.001. PMID: 26993845

Diagnosis

Thrombophilia testing has limited usefulness in clinical decision-making and should be used selectively.
Masuda EM, Lee RW, Okazaki IJ, Benyamini P, Kistner RL
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2015 Apr;3(2):228-35. Epub 2015 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2015.01.001. PMID: 26993845

Clinical prediction guides

Thrombophilia testing has limited usefulness in clinical decision-making and should be used selectively.
Masuda EM, Lee RW, Okazaki IJ, Benyamini P, Kistner RL
J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord 2015 Apr;3(2):228-35. Epub 2015 Mar 13 doi: 10.1016/j.jvsv.2015.01.001. PMID: 26993845

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