Term |
Meaning |
Adjunctive |
An additional therapy |
Anti‐coagulation |
Drugs which prevent blood clotting, thin the blood |
Catheter‐directed thrombolysis (CDT) |
Technique using catheters to direct treatment into the blood clot |
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) |
Blood clot in a deep vein, usually leg |
Endovascular techniques |
Minimally invasive techniques |
Femoralpopliteal |
Clot located in the segment between the femoral vein and popliteal vein |
Heterogeneity |
Differences between study design and participants |
Iliofemoral |
Clot located in the segment between the iliac vein and the femoral vein |
Loco‐regional |
Drug delivery restricted to near the clot |
Pharmacomechanical |
Combination of drug and mechanical treatments |
Post thrombotic syndrome (PTS) |
Complication seen after DVT |
Pulmonary embolism (PE) |
Blood clot in the lung |
Systemic |
Drug delivery is not to a specific part but through whole body |
Thrombolytic |
Drugs which dissolve blood clots |
Thrombosis |
Formation of a blood clot |
Venous ulceration |
Chronic wound that is caused by problems with blood flow in the leg |