Quarterly update

with Social Media Editor Sara Lojo

Dr. Sara Lojo is passionate about interventional radiology and has been involved in the editorial board of many publications since her training. She considers editorialism to be a fundamental tool for training, encouraging its development and bringing it closer to the new generations of IR professionals.

In this Quarterly Update, she will highlight key issues in IR and accompanying CVIR Endovascular articles on the topic.

Dr. Sara Lojo is passionate about interventional radiology and has been involved in the editorial board of many publications since her training. She considers editorialism to be a fundamental tool for training, encouraging its development and bringing it closer to the new generations of IR professionals.

In this Quarterly Update, she will highlight key issues in IR and accompanying CVIR Endovascular articles on the topic.

Quarterly Update #6: Venous Thrombosis

Published on March 2025

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a major vascular disease with life-threatening complications such as pulmonary embolism (PE) and post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). As our understanding of venous disease has advanced, interventional radiology (IR) has become central to the transformation of DVT treatment from conservative anticoagulation to minimally invasive endovascular strategies.

Today, mechanical thrombectomy, pharmacomechanical thrombolysis, venous stenting and advanced recanalisation techniques are changing the approach to acute and chronic venous obstruction. The ability to rapidly restore venous patency, reduce clot burden and improve long-term outcomes is crucial; however, challenges remain, from patient selection to optimal device use and long-term patency rates.

In this selection of eight cutting-edge studies, we explore the latest research on thrombectomy devices, innovations in venous stenting, procedural advances and unique anatomical challenges. These findings provide valuable insights into where we are and where we are headed in DVT intervention.

Articles

Deep venous stenting in females

Gerry O’Sullivan and Steven Smith

Endovascular treatment of lower limb acute DVT: current trends and future directions

Francesco Siciliano, Edoardo Ronconi, Tommaso Rossi, Federica Fanelli, Miltiadis Krokidis, Pasqualino Sirignano, Michele Rossi & Marcello Andrea Tipaldi

Single-procedure 8Fr rheolytic pharmacomechanical thrombectomy for treatment of acute iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis

Nicholas Xiao, Matthew Genet, Rocio Marquez Karry, Elias Hohlastos, Jennifer Karp & Kush Desai

Venous thrombectomy using the InThrill Thrombectomy System: preliminary experiences

Kevin M. McElroy, David S. Shin, Matthew Abad-Santos, Eric J. Monroe & Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick

Iliocaval and iliofemoral venous stenting for obstruction secondary to tumor compression

Ahmed K. Aly, Amgad M. Moussa, Olivier Chevallier, Sirish Kishore, Elena Petre, Adie Friedman, Yolanda Bryce, Adrian Gonzalez, Juan Camacho, Ernesto Santos & Fourat Ridouani