What is the management of common femoral artery thrombosis?

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From the FDA Drug Label

• Other - Menstruation, liver disease with impaired hemostasis. 5. 7 Heparin Resistance Resistance to heparin is frequently encountered in fever, thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, infections with thrombosing tendencies, myocardial infarction, cancer, in postsurgical patients, and patients with antithrombin III deficiency.

El manejo de trombosis de la femoral común no se describe directamente en la etiqueta del medicamento. No hay información específica sobre el tratamiento de trombosis de la femoral común con heparina en la etiqueta del medicamento 1.

From the Research

El manejo de la trombosis de la femoral común requiere una intervención oportuna para prevenir la isquemia de miembro amenazante. La trombosis de la vena femoral común es una condición grave que puede tener consecuencias a largo plazo, como el síndrome postrombótico (PTS) 2. El tratamiento debe centrarse en la prevención de complicaciones agudas, como la propagación o la embolización del coágulo inicial, y también en prevenir el PTS y la trombosis recurrente. Algunas opciones de tratamiento incluyen:

  • Anticoagulación con heparina no fraccionada (HNFF) o heparina de bajo peso molecular (HBPM) para prevenir la propagación del coágulo 3, 4.
  • Trombectomía quirúrgica, que es el tratamiento preferido para la trombosis de la femoral común debido a su accesibilidad y la necesidad de preservar el flujo a ambas ramas superficiales y profundas de la femoral.
  • Trombólisis dirigida por catéter utilizando activador de plasminógeno tisular (tPA) en casos seleccionados con trombosis de reciente inicio (<14 días) y sin contraindicaciones para la trombólisis. Es fundamental identificar y tratar la causa subyacente (aterosclerosis, estado hipercoagulable, etc.) para prevenir la recurrencia. Después del procedimiento, los pacientes necesitan evaluaciones vasculares regulares, mediciones del índice tobillo-brazo y vigilancia con ultrasonido dúplex a 1,3,6 y 12 meses. Las modificaciones del estilo de vida, incluyendo el abandono del tabaco, el ejercicio y el manejo de los factores de riesgo cardiovascular, son componentes esenciales del cuidado a largo plazo. Es importante tener en cuenta que la monitorización de la anticoagulación con HNFF puede realizarse mediante el tiempo de tromboplastina parcial activada (TTPA) o la medición de la actividad anti-factor Xa 5, 6.

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