Predictors of long-term post-thrombotic syndrome following high proximal deep vein thrombosis: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics

Baseline	N = 88
Age, years	50.5 (15.5)
Women	31 (35)
Daily smoking	18 (20.5)
Duration of symptoms before DVT diagnosis, days	6.8 (5.0)
Localization of DVT*
Isolated pelvic	3 (3.4)
Iliofemoral	40 (45.5)
Upper femoral	42 (47.7)
Left-sided DVT	49 (55.7)
Allocated treatment group in the CaVenT study
Conventional anticoagulant treatment	45 (51)
Additional catheter-directed thrombolysis	43 (49)
Follow-up data, CaVenT
Daily use of elastic compression stockings	68 (77.3)
Recurrent ipsilateral DVT†	10 (11.4)

Data are from the randomized clinical trial; the Catheter-directed Venous Thrombolysis (CaVenT) study.
Continous data are presented as mean (SD) and categoric data as number (%).
*Based on routine diagnostic imaging at baseline, n = 85
†Data from 24 to 60 months follow-up.

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