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10-15 years, angioplasty and stenting of the iliac veins has gained momentum as a therapy for chronicvenousthrombosisandthesymptomsofPTS.Raju47reviewedstudiesoniliacendovascular intervention(angioplastyand/orstenting)noting3-5-yearstentpatencyratesinthe74%-89%range among postthrombotic cases. Iliac intervention led toless edema, more venous ulcer healing, and painrelief.Thestudiesdid notreportany cases ofiatrogenic PE.A systematic reviewandmeta­analysis48showediliacveinstentingforbothnonthromboticandthromboticiliacveinstenosistobe safeandefficacious,withtechnicalsuccessratesofapproximately95%,majorbleedingupto1.1%, PE up to 0.9%, and early thrombosis up to 6.8%. At 1-year follow-up, primary patency for postthromboticpatientswas79%andsecondarypatencywas94%.
B.TreatmentandManagement
In patients with chronic DVT and disabling PTS, it is currently our practice to perform balloon angioplastyfollowedbystentingtofibrosedand/orstenosediliacveins,butwerarelydeploycurrently available stents distal to the inguinal ligament owing to potential concerns over stent fracture and occlusion.Ifmore distal venous segments are fibrosed andnarrowed, balloonangioplasty alone (and occasionally venous atherectomy) can be used. After venous stenting in a postthrombotic patient, we prefer full-dose enoxaparin for the first month, after which the patient is transitioned to an oral anticoagulantforafurther5months.Therearenorobustdataonoptimalanticoagulantstrategy.
VIII.ImagingofVenousThromboembolism
A.Ultrasound
Ultrasoundistheprimaryimagingmodalityforevaluationofvenousthrombosis.Freshthrombuscanbe anechoic,49butlackofveincompressibilitywiththeultrasoundprobeisdiagnosticforDVT50asisthe absence of color flow.51 An abbreviated and simple test for leg DVT is the so-called two-point technique, where the common femoral region and popliteal veins are interrogated. More detailed protocols,sometimesreferredtoas“wholeleg,”arealsoavailable.Thelattertechnique,althoughmore complexandtime-consuming,diagnosesIDDVTsthatwouldotherwisebeundetectedwiththetwo-point technique.
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Computedtomography(CT)venographycanalsobeusedtodiagnoseDVTandhashighsensitivity(over 95%)andspecificity(96%)withtheaddedabilitytobetterdistinguishacutefromchronicthrombus.
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In our experience, it is a good tool particularly when evaluating iliac vein or IVC thrombosis. One challengeofCTvenographyisthepropertimingoftheimageacquisitionaftercontrastinjection.
B.MagneticResonance
Magneticresonance(MR)venographyisalsoagoodtoolforevaluationofDVT(particularlyiliacand IVC) with high sensitivity and specificity and has the capability to distinguish fresh from residual thrombus.
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Gadoliniummayhavetheadvantageofbettervenousphasedistribution.
IX.VenousThromboembolismandRiskofSubsequent ArterialThrombosis
A.AssociatedDisorders
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VTEandarterialthromboticdiseases(eg,myocardialinfarction[MI],ischemicstroke)havetraditionally been regarded as separate disease entities, with different pathophysiology and therapy. There are, however,anumberofwell-knowndisorderscharacterizedbybotharterialandvenousinvolvement,such as heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, and myeloproliferative disorders.Inaddition,thereisevidencetosuggestthatVTEmayleadtoincreasedarterialischemicevent rates.
B.TrialsandStudies
A 20-year Danish population–based cohort studyevaluated the risk of myocardial infarctionand stroke among 25,199 patients with DVT and 16,925 patients with PE.57 Patients with known cardiovascular disease were excluded. Inthe firstyearafterthe thrombotic event,comparedwith controls,DVT patientshadarelativeriskof1.60 forMI (95%CI1.35-1.91)and2.19 forstroke (1.85-2.60). PEpatientshad a relative risk of 2.60 (2.14-3.13) for MI and 2.93 (2.34-3.66) for stroke.RelativerisksdidnotdiffersignificantlyforthosewithprovokedversusunprovokedVTE. Theincreasedrelativeriskremainedraisedfortheensuing20years. AnotherScandinavianpopulation–basedstudyfoundanassociationbetweenVTEandfuturearterial eventsinallwomanandmenaged<65years,overamedianfollow-upof12.2years.Womenwith VTEhad3.3-foldhigherriskofsubsequentarterialdisease;menunderage65yearshadahazard ratioof2.06.
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a. Hereditary thrombophilia or other hypercoagulable disorders may explain some of the
increasedarterialthromboticdiseaseafterVTE.59Inaddition,thereareanumberofcommon factorsthatappeartopredisposetobotharterialandvenousdisease:plateletactivation,higher clotting factor concentration, older age, smoking, obesity, inflammatory cytokines, and estrogens.
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In animal studies, VKA therapy resultsin arterial calcification.61 In humans, prolonged VKA therapy appearedtobeassociatedwith(extracoronary)vascularcalcification.
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X.ThePotentialRoleofStatinsinVenousDisease
A.JupiterTrial
In 2009, theJupiterTrialevaluatedrosuvastatin20mginpatientswithelevatedhsCRP (>2mg/L) and madetheobservationthatoveramedianfollow-upof1.9years,thestatin-treatedgrouphadlowerrates ofVTE(hazardratioforrosuvastatin,0.57;95%confidenceinterval,0.37-0.86;P=.007).
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B.StatinTherapy
AnexcellentsystematicreviewbyRodriguez64discussesthedataforstatintherapyanditspotential antithromboticandanti-inflammatoryroles.Forexample,IL-6–inducedCRPisdecreasedbystatins.
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A2009meta-analysis66appearstosupportthepotentialroleofstatintherapyinthepreventionof
VTE. In a murine DVT model, treatmentof mice withdailystatin reduced thrombus burden and DVT­induced venous scarring.67 Venous scarring and valvular damage have been attributed to the developmentofPTS.Statinsreducedplateletaggregation,tissuefactor(TF),andmyeloperoxidase.
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Inthesamestudy,statintherapyalsoreducedTFlevelswithinthrombus.
C.PlateletRecruitment
Plateletrecruitmentandactivitymayalsoallowdeepveinthrombusformationandextension.
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Statins
appeartolimitcyclooxygenase-1(COX-1)activation,whileenhancingnitricoxidesynthase,whichcan inhibitplateletactivationandaggregation.
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D.OralAnticoagulation
InandofitselforalanticoagulationdoesnoteliminatePTS,althoughtheinabilitytoanticoagulateraises the risk.71 A clinical prospective randomized single-center open-label trial evaluated rosuvastatin in patientstreatedwithlow-molecular-weightheparinsforDVT(n=234).Thetreatmentgroupreceived5­10mgdailyrosuvastatinplusLMWH.ThecontrolgroupreceivedLMWHonly.After3-months,D-dimer levelswerenotsignificantlydifferent,butCRPlevelswerelowerinthestatin-treatedgroup.TheVillalta scoreforPTSwassignificantlylowerinthestatingroup(3.45±6.03vs7.79±5.58,P=.035),andthere waslowerincidenceofPTSinstatingroup(38.3%vs48.5%,P=.019).72Themajorlimitationofthis trialwasitsopen-label,single-centerdesign.
XI.Summary
VTEisadisabling,potentiallylethaldiseasewithlong-termsequelaeandahighrateofrecurrence.The currentguidelinescanhelpdefine therecommendeddurationofanticoagulation required.Morestudies areunderwaytodeterminetheoptimaltreatmentalgorithmforanacuteVTEaswellaspharmaceutical therapiestoreducerecurrenceanddisability.
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C H A P T E R  2 3
May-ThurnerSyndrome
S.ElissaAltinMD
GabriellaWilsonMD
I.Introduction
A.History
B.Studies
C.SettingofIliacVeinThrombosis
II.Epidemiology
A.May-ThurnerSyndrome,IlliacVeinCompressionSyndrome,orCockettSyndrome
B.May-ThurnerSyndromeandDeepVeinThrombosis
III.Pathophysiology
IV.ClinicalPresentation
A.History
B.PhysicalExamination
V.Diagnosis
A.DifferentialDiagnosis
B.Imaging
VI.TreatmentOptions
A.NoninvasiveTreatment
VII.EndovascularApproachestoManagementofMay-ThurnerSyndrome
A.IliacVeinCompressionWithAcuteDeepVeinThrombosis
B.IliacVeinCompressionWithPostthromboticSyndrome
C.IliacVeinCompressionWithSymptomaticNonthromboticChronicVenousInsufficiency
VIII.DeterminantsofStentPatency
A.EndovenousInterventionWithBalloonAngioplastyandStenting
B.RecurrentStenosis
IX.Follow-up
X.Summary
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I.Introduction
A.History
May-Thurnersyndrome(MTS)isasyndromeofvenousoutflowobstructionduetoextrinsiccompression by the arterial system against bonystructures. In 1908, McMurrich first described isolated leftlower extremityswellingduetoleftiliacveincompression.Inthiscadaverstudy,heobservedthatadhesionsof the iliac veins were present inabout one-third ofthe cadavers studied. Of these, the vastmajorityof adhesionsattachedtotheiliofemoralvesselswerepresentontheleftside.Thisstudythusproposedthat adhesions could be a possible explanation for the left-sided predilection for iliofemoral thrombosis formation that Virchow first notedin 1851. Almost 40 years after McMurrich,EhrichandKrumbhaar performedanautopsystudythat revealed increased collagenandelastin depositionoftheleftcommon iliac vein, causing obstruction and possibly contributing to the increased prevalence of left-sided iliofemoralthrombosis.
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B.Studies
1.AhallmarkstudywasconductedbyMayandThurnerin1957thatproposedananatomicvariantasthe
underlyingcause forincreased prevalenceofleft-sided iliofemoralvenous thrombosis.Theyevaluated 430cadaversandnoted that22% ofthe cadavers exhibitedcompressionofthe left commoniliac vein betweenthe rightcommoniliac arteryandthe fifth lumbarvertebra. Theypostulatedthatthis anatomic abnormalitycouldbeanexplanationforthissidepreferenceofiliofemoraldeepveinthrombosis(DVT) first described by Virchow.They hypothesizedthat bothpulsation andmechanical compressionof the overlyingrightcommoniliacarteryinthesevariantsleadstofocalstenosisofthewalloftheunderlying leftcommoniliacvein.Theyreferredtothisareaofstenosisasa“venousspur”andalsoproposedthat this“spur”mightplayaninstigativeroleinlowerextremityvenousoutflowobstruction.
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2.Theassociationbetweeniliacveincompressionandpostthromboticsyndrome(PTS) was shownby
Cockettetalin1967.3Theyfoundthatthisanatomicvariantmayserveasboththemaininitiatingfactor iniliofemoralvenousthrombusformationandthelimitingfactorinvesselrecanalizationafterthrombosis. Thisstudyinvestigated48 cases of postthrombotic iliacvenous obstructionwithoutinferior vena cava involvementandfoundthatofthese48cases,39wereconfinedtotheleftleg.Ofthese,33showedthe levelofobstructionoccurringatthejunctionwheretherightcommoniliacarterycrossestheleftcommon iliacvein.
C.SettingofIliacVeinThrombosis
In thesettingofiliacveinthrombosis,thevesselcaneithercompletelyorincompletelyrecanalize.The subsequent thrombophlebitis triggers anacute inflammatory responsewithinthe vessel, which leads to scarringofthevein.Thisprocessdrivesrecanalizationand,inthemajorityofcases,resultsinincomplete recanalization.Inthissetting,adequacyofvenousoutflowdependsonwhetherornotthebodyisableto develop sufficient collateral circulation. In the event of incomplete recanalization and inadequate collateralformation,theresultisiliacveinobstructionmanifestingclinicallyasPTS.
II.Epidemiology
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A.May-ThurnerSyndrome,IlliacVeinCompressionSyndrome,orCockett
Syndrome
1. Thepresenceofa compressed leftcommoniliac veinbythe overlying rightcommoniliac artery is
widelyreferredtoasMay-Thurnersyndrome(MTS),althoughsomerefertothisanatomicvariantasiliac vein compression syndrome or Cockett syndrome. MTS is most commonly seen in patients aged 20­40years,disproportionatelyaffectingfemalesmorethanmales.TheautopsystudiesofMayandThurner inthe 20thcentury demonstratedleft commoniliac veincompressionin22% of cadavers, althoughthe actualprevalenceofthisanatomicvariantinthegeneralpopulationremainsunknown.
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2.AstudyperformedbyKibbeetalattemptedtobetterdefinetheprevalenceofleftcommoniliacvein
compression in the asymptomatic population by performing a retrospective review of CT scans to determinethepresenceorabsenceofleftiliacveincompressioninpatientswithoutunderlyingevidence oforriskforiliacveincompressionorDVT.Ofthe50CTscansreviewedinthisgroup,meanleftiliac veincompressionwas35.5%±2.4%.Additionally,24%ofpatientCTscansrevieweddemonstratedat least50%compressionoftheleftiliacvein.
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B.May-ThurnerSyndromeandDeepVeinThrombosis
MTS-associatedDVTaccountsforapproximately2%-3%ofoverallcasesoflowerextremityDVT,and MTS has only been diagnosed in 2%-5% of patients with venous disease of the lower extremity.
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However,thereareotherstudiesthatsuggestahigherprevalencethanthis.InanMRIstudyof24patients with unilateral left lower extremity edema, 37% of these patients had evidence of MTS on magnetic resonancevenography(MRV).7Anotherstudyonvenousregistrydatafoundthatinabout62%ofpatients withacuteiliofemoralDVT,“spurlikelesions”werefound.8Thisfindingmaysuggestthattheassociation ofleft-sidediliofemoralDVTwithleftcommoniliacveincompressionismorecommonthanpreviously thought.9ThetrueassociationbetweenMTSandlowerextremityvenousdiseaseisnotwelldefinedand islikelyunderestimated.
III.Pathophysiology
MTS refers to extrinsic compression of the iliac venous system by an overlying iliac arterial vessel againstthelumbarvertebrae.Inthevastmajorityofcases,thisinvolvescompressionoftheleftcommon iliacveinbetweenthefifthlumbarvertebraandtheoverlyingrightcommoniliacartery.4However,other variantshavebeenidentifiedandincludetherightiliacarterycompressingtheinferiorvenacava,right internaliliacarterycompressingtherightiliacvein,andleftinternaliliacarterycompressingtheleftiliac vein.Thecompressionandpulsationoftheoverlyingarterycausesincreaseddeposition ofelastin and collagenintheiliacveinwallandintimalproliferation,whichleadstotheformationofa“spur”thatcan cause complete or partial occlusion of the iliac vein. Over time, venous thrombosis may occur and withoutproperrecanalizationanddevelopmentofcollateralcirculation,venousoutflowobstructionand venoushypertensionresult.
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IV.ClinicalPresentation
A.History
1. Patientswiththeanatomic variationunderlyingMTSare usuallyasymptomatic untilthrombosisand
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venous outflow obstruction occur, usually inthe second to fourth decades of life. The locationofthe symptoms is important to determine, as this suggests which vessels may be involved. If pain is the primary symptom, the patient should be prompted to localizethe pain to the calf,thigh, groin,and/or pelvis.Additionally,whenMTSandiliofemoralDVTareconsideredonthedifferentialdiagnosis,afull historyshouldbetakentoincludethepresenceofanypriorDVTsincludinglocation,ageofoccurrence, provokingfactors,treatmentcourse,andcomplications.9Finally,thehistoryshouldalsoinvestigateany current riskfactors for DVT,including recent surgery, prolongedimmobilization, extended travel with prolongedmotionlessness,hormonereplacementtherapy/oral contraceptive pilluse,pregnancy,clotting disorder,malignancy,smoking,andobesity,astheseriskfactorshavebeenimplicatedinMTSsyndrome.
2. Theclinicalpresentationischaracterizedbyeitheracutethrombosiswithunilateral edemaor more
chronic progressive left lower extremity edema and pain with development of chronic venous insufficiency.Lowerextremityskinchangesduetovenousstasismaydevelop,suchashyperpigmentation, skininduration,andsubcutaneousfatinflammation,consistentwithlipodermatosclerosis.4Asthevenous outflow obstructionpersists,patientsmaydemonstrate signs of chronicvenous insufficiency, including venous ulceration, varicose veins, and superficial venous thrombophlebitis. Additionally, those with longstandingvenousoutflowobstructioncanalsodevelopvenousclaudication.Finally,thoughrare,itis importanttorecognizethatMTScanalsopresentwithcomplications,includingpulmonaryembolusand left commoniliac veinrupture.6 Suspicion for MTS should increase when a patient presents with a historyconcerningforDVToftheentirelimb,primarycomplaintsofvenousclaudication,andrecurrent DVTinthesamelocation.
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B.PhysicalExamination
On physical examination, both lower extremities should be examined specifically for assessment of edema,erythema,tenderness,skinchanges,varicoseveins,andulcers.Additionally,alllowerextremity peripheral pulses should be palpated, and the pelvis and lower abdomen should be examined for the presenceofvaricoseveinsoranyotherchangesconsistentwithchronicvenousstasis.Followingphysical examination, duplex ultrasound can help determine compressibility of the common femoral vein with Dopplerwaveformphasicitytocompareaffectedlegwithunaffected.
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V.Diagnosis
A.DifferentialDiagnosis
ClinicalsuspicionmayleadacliniciantoconsiderMTSonthedifferentialdiagnosisforunilaterallower extremity edema,but there are many conditions that may presentsimilarly toMTS.Therefore,various imagingtechniqueshaveprovenusefulinbothevaluatingforthepresenceofiliacveincompressionand also excluding other possible conditions that may mimic MTS. Currently color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS),conventionalvenography,computedtomographyimaging(CT),magneticresonancevenography (MRV), and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) are the most commonly used imaging techniques for evaluation of chronic venous insufficiency and possible MTS. These techniques differ in cost, invasiveness,andtheirabilitytovisualizetheiliofemoralvessels,identifycompressionoftheiliacvein, andruleoutothercausesofunilaterallowerextremityedema.Althoughconventionalvenographyremains thegoldstandardfordiagnosis,theseothermodalitiesarenoninvasiveandclinicallyuseful.
B.Imaging
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1.ColorDopplerUltrasound
a. Although many imaging modalities are currently used in the workup of MTS, color doppler
ultrasound (CDUS) is the mostcost-effective and noninvasive imagingmodality for evaluation of lowerextremity superficialanddeep veinsandistherefore commonlyusedasastarting pointfor diagnosticimaging,withparametersdescribedbyLabropoulosetal.Theyinvestigated37patients withlowerextremityswellingwithorwithoutpainusingduplexultrasound,venography,andIVUS to localize and diagnose venous stenosis and define criteria for diagnosis. Using a 2-4 MHz transducer to evaluate theiliacveins andinferior venacava, an angle ofinsonation of <60° was appliedinB-modesettingforcomparisonofveindiameterreduction.Theyfound thatapeakvein velocity ratio of>2.5 across the stenosis could most reliably predict thepresenceof a pressure gradientof3mmHg,whichrepresenteda>50%reductioninluminaldiameter.Theyidentifiedthe followingparametersfordiagnosisofcentralvenousstenosis:mosaiccolorindicatingpoststenotic dilatation,abnormalDopplersignalatthesiteofstenosis,asymmetryofDopplerwaveform ofthe affectedextremitycomparedwithunaffectedextremity,poorflowaugmentation,andlowamplitude signals.
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b. Duplex ultrasound has been a mainstay in diagnostic workup for DVT and chronic venous
insufficiency and is particularlyuseful for evaluation ofthecalf, popliteal, andfemoral veins.In comparison,pelvicveinsaremoredifficulttovisualizewithduplexduetobowelgas,bodyhabitus, or location of the veins with respect to the bladder or adipose tissue. Additionally, CDUS can identify mostcasesofiliofemoralDVTbyassessingforvesselpatencybutlacks thesensitivityto detect nonocclusive thrombosis of the common iliac vein and as a result may be insufficient to diagnose MTS.11 In a prospective study quantifying the accuracy of duplex imaging in patients suspectedof having DVT,dupleximagingcouldadequately assess the commonandexternal iliac vein in only 47% of cases. For the external iliac vein alone, though, 79% of cases could be adequately assessed, underscoring the difficultyofvisualizing the common iliac veinwith CDUS withinthepelvis.
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2.VenousPhaseCTandMagneticResonanceVenography
a. CTimagingin thevenousphaseprovidesbettervisualization ofthe pelvic vessels incomparison
withCDUSandisconsideredasensitiveandspecifictestfordiagnosingiliofemoralthrombosis.CT isabletoassessforvesselobstructionduetoextrinsiccompressionwithinthepelvisnotonlyfrom MTS, but also from malignancy, hematoma, or fibrosis as well. Limitations includevisualization distortionincasesofchronicDVTwherefibrosiswithintheveinmayalterthevesselstructure.
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Additionally, CT imaging is costly, requires the use of IV contrast, is relatively contraindicated during pregnancy, and is technicallydifficult to time in thevenous phase becauseofvariationsof cardiacoutputandthedegreeofstenosis.9Finally,degreeofluminalcompressionmaybeaffected bythepatient’svolumestatus,withdehydrationoverestimatingdegreeofcompression.
b. MRVisanotherimagingtechniquethat,similarlytoCTimaging,providesimprovedvisualizationof
the pelvic vessels. MRV is also comparable to CT scan in its ability to rule out extrinsic compressionoftheiliacveinsandisconsideredsuperioratassessingtheanatomyoftheiliofemoral venous system. A primary advantage of MRV over CT venography is use of contrast agents that remainwithinthevascularsystemlonger,eliminatingthecontrasttimingdifficultyencounteredwith venous phase CTimaging.9Additionally,enhancementsincluding spin-echoimagingcanevaluate inflammatory changes in the vessel wall that may help differentiate between acute and chronic thrombus.13MRVdoes sharesome limitationswithCTscanning, includingcost,contrastuse,and
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