A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Different Anticoagulants for the Treatment of Catheter-Related Thrombosis of the Upper Extremities in Women With Gynecologic and Breast Cancer

A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing Different Anticoagulants for the Treatment of Catheter-Related Thrombosis of the Upper Extremities in Women With Gynecologic and Breast Cancer

BackgroundCatheter-related thrombosis (CRT) of the upper extremities is a frequent complication among cancer patients that carry a central venous catheter (CVC) and may lead to pulmonary embolism (PE) and loss of CVC function. Despite its clinical impact, no anticoagulant treatment scheme has been r...

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Main Authors: Angelo Porfidia, Giulia Cammà, Nicola Coletta, Margherita Bigossi, Igor Giarretta, Andrea Lupascu, Giuseppe Scaletta, Enrica Porceddu, Paolo Tondi, Giovanni Scambia, Gabriella Ferrandina, Roberto Pola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
central venous catheter (CVC)
catheter-related thrombosis (CRT)
gynecologic cancer
women
breast cancer
venous thromboembolism (VTE)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.880698/full

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