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ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Treatment of Superficial Vein Thrombosis: Recent Advances, Unmet Needs and Future Directions.

Marcello Di Nisio, Giuseppe Camporese, Pierpaolo Di Micco, Romeo Martini, Walter Ageno, Paolo Prandoni

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Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Pediatric venous thromboembolism: an illustrated review.Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis · 2026
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  2. Review
  3. Superficial Vein Thrombosis in Obese Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025
    Article
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Marcello Di NisioDepartment of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, "G D'Annunzio" University, 66013 Chieti, Italy.
Giuseppe CamporeseClinica Medica 1, Department of Medicine, DIMED, Padua University Hospital, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0881-5429
Pierpaolo Di MiccoAFO Medica, UOC Medicina Interna, P.O. Santa Maria delle Grazie, ASL Napoli 2 nord, 80076 Pozzuoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8484-4598
Romeo MartiniUnit of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, San Martino Hospital, 32100 Belluno, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8195-0443
Walter AgenoDipartimento di Medicina Interna, Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Paolo PrandoniArianna Foundation on Anticoagulation, Via P. Fabbri 1/3, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1285-085X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Once considered relatively benign, superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) of the lower limbs is linked to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE) in up to one fourth of cases. Treatment goals include alleviating local symptoms and preventing SVT from recurring or extending into DVT or PE. Fondaparinux 2.5 mg once daily for 45 days is the treatment of choice for most patients with SVT. Potential alternatives include intermediate-dose low-molecular-weight heparin or the direct oral factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban, however, these require further evidence. Despite these treatment options, significant gaps remain, including the role of systemic or topical anti-inflammatory agents alone or combined with anticoagulants, and the optimal duration of anticoagulation for patients at varying risk levels. Additionally, the efficacy and safety of factor Xa inhibitors other than rivaroxaban, management of upper extremity SVT, and optimal treatment for SVT near the sapheno-femoral or sapheno-popliteal junctions are not well understood. This narrative review aims to summarize current evidence on anticoagulant treatment for SVT, highlight key unmet needs in current approaches, and discuss how ongoing studies may address these gaps.

Indexed as

anticoagulationdeep vein thrombosisfondaparinuxlow-molecular-weight heparinpulmonary embolismrivaroxabansuperficial vein thrombosis

Identifiers

PMID39120220
PMCPMC11312049

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