Mechanical thrombectomy boosts DVT management

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Mechanical thrombectomy boosts DVT management Combined mechanical/pharmaceutical approach proves optimal in treatment of extremity veins H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results from a registry covering the clinical experience of 777 patients have found that a clot-busting mechanical device in combination with thrombolytic drugs is faster, more effective, and safer than thrombolysis alone for treating deep venous thrombus. Isolated thrombolysis involving mechanical thrombectomy and thrombolytic drugs can successfully treat clots in just a few hours, restore vein blood flow, relieve pain and other symptoms, and prevent future clotting, said principal investigator Dr. Gerard J. O'Sullivan, an interventional radiologist at University College Hospital in Galway, Ireland.

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