New horizons in deep venous disease management

INTRODUCTION
ANATOMY
IMAGING
Ultrasonography: an updated review
Computed tomography venography
Magnetic resonance venography
Case report
Intravascular ultrasound
D-dimer as biomarker for venous thromboembolism

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT
DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS
Acute deep venous thrombosis
Causes of venous thrombosis. The European perspective
Causes of venous thrombosis. The North American perspective
Clinical presentation of DVT in pregnancy
Clinical severity scores and quality of life assessment tool

CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
Classification of deep venous thrombosis
Risk factors
DVT predictors
Diagnostic strategies for DVT management

THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS
MANAGEMENT OF DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS
Prevention
Medical therapy
Case report
Minimally invasive therapy
Medical therapy in pregnancy
Case report
Catheter-based management of DVT in pregnancy
Inferior vena cava filters
Challenging cases

MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF OCCLUDED LARGE VEINS
Medical therapy
Open surgery
Endovascular management
Surgery in deep venous incompetence
What to do with occluded iliac venous stents?

SETTING UP A DEDICATED VENOUS SERVICE
VEIN CLINIC
Inpatient management
Outpatient endovascular centers: an alternative to hospitalization
Establishing a multidisciplinary venous thromboembolism service