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Venous stasis syndrome

MedGen UID:
82924
•Concept ID:
C0277919
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Postthrombotic Syndrome; Syndrome, Postthrombotic; Syndrome, Venous Stasis; Venous Stasis Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Venous stasis syndrome (238788004)

Definition

A condition caused by one or more episodes of DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS, usually the blood clots are lodged in the legs. Clinical features include EDEMA; PAIN; aching; heaviness; and MUSCLE CRAMP in the leg. When severe leg swelling leads to skin breakdown, it is called venous STASIS ULCER. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVenous stasis syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in the community: implications for prevention and management.
Heit JA
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2006 Feb;21(1):23-9. doi: 10.1007/s11239-006-5572-y. PMID: 16475038
Venous thromboembolism epidemiology: implications for prevention and management.
Heit JA
Semin Thromb Hemost 2002 Jun;28 Suppl 2:3-13. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-32312. PMID: 12073175

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Ulcerating stasis dermatitis of the forearm associated with arteriovenous graft and central vein stenosis.
Guimarães DA, Ribeiro LM, Barata R, Mendes MM, Mendes M, Mouzinho MM
Wounds 2022 Aug;34(8):E63-E65. doi: 10.25270/wnds/20115. PMID: 36108244
Preventing venous thromboembolism in surgical patients.
Michota FA Jr
Cleve Clin J Med 2006 Mar;73 Suppl 1:S88-94. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.73.suppl_1.s88. PMID: 16570556
Venous stasis syndrome: the long-term burden of deep vein thrombosis.
Heit JA
Hosp Med 2003 Oct;64(10):593-8. doi: 10.12968/hosp.2003.64.10.2325. PMID: 14584239
Mapping out the future in venous thromboembolism and acute coronary syndromes.
Heit JA
Semin Thromb Hemost 2002 Aug;28 Suppl 3:33-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-34073. PMID: 12232821

Prognosis

The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in the community: implications for prevention and management.
Heit JA
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2006 Feb;21(1):23-9. doi: 10.1007/s11239-006-5572-y. PMID: 16475038
Venous thromboembolism: disease burden, outcomes and risk factors.
Heit JA
J Thromb Haemost 2005 Aug;3(8):1611-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01415.x. PMID: 16102026
Risk factors for venous thromboembolism.
Heit JA
Clin Chest Med 2003 Mar;24(1):1-12. doi: 10.1016/s0272-5231(02)00077-1. PMID: 12685052
Mapping out the future in venous thromboembolism and acute coronary syndromes.
Heit JA
Semin Thromb Hemost 2002 Aug;28 Suppl 3:33-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-34073. PMID: 12232821
The venous stasis syndrome after deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism: a population-based study.
Mohr DN, Silverstein MD, Heit JA, Petterson TM, O'Fallon WM, Melton LJ
Mayo Clin Proc 2000 Dec;75(12):1249-56. doi: 10.4065/75.12.1249. PMID: 11126832

Clinical prediction guides

The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in the community: implications for prevention and management.
Heit JA
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2006 Feb;21(1):23-9. doi: 10.1007/s11239-006-5572-y. PMID: 16475038
Venous thromboembolism: disease burden, outcomes and risk factors.
Heit JA
J Thromb Haemost 2005 Aug;3(8):1611-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01415.x. PMID: 16102026
Mapping out the future in venous thromboembolism and acute coronary syndromes.
Heit JA
Semin Thromb Hemost 2002 Aug;28 Suppl 3:33-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2002-34073. PMID: 12232821
The epidemiology of venous thromboembolism in the community.
Heit JA, Silverstein MD, Mohr DN, Petterson TM, Lohse CM, O'Fallon WM, Melton LJ 3rd
Thromb Haemost 2001 Jul;86(1):452-63. PMID: 11487036
The venous stasis syndrome after deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism: a population-based study.
Mohr DN, Silverstein MD, Heit JA, Petterson TM, O'Fallon WM, Melton LJ
Mayo Clin Proc 2000 Dec;75(12):1249-56. doi: 10.4065/75.12.1249. PMID: 11126832

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