Systemic anticoagulation with heparin or its unfractionated derivatives followed by warfarin therapy has been the mainstay of treatment in patients with lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT).

Prior to the introduction of intravenous heparin, surgical thrombectomy was the only effective means for treating a symptomatic lower extremity DVT, [21] but the reported outcomes of open surgical ...

The DVT or deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot in the lower extremity which often affects the calf of the leg, it becomes swollen, hard, and painful and it is often difficult for the patient to ...