Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of patients with lower-limb PTS (n = 10)

VariableValue 
Location of index lower-limb DVT  
Ilio-femoral 6 (60%) 
Femoro-popliteal 3 (30%) 
Infrapopliteal 1 (10%) 
Age at diagnosis of DVT in y 13 (12-15) 
Age at study participation in y 17 (15-18) 
Time since DVT diagnosis in y 3 (1.6-10.5) 
DVT risk factors   
Antiphospholipid syndrome 3 (30%) 
May-Thurner syndrome 3 (30%) 
Central venous catheter 2 (20%) 
Oral contraceptives 1 (10%) 
Management strategy  
Anticoagulation alone 9 (90%) 
Thrombolysis/thrombectomy 1 (10%) 
Anticoagulation length in mo 18 (5-53) 
VariableValue 
Location of index lower-limb DVT  
Ilio-femoral 6 (60%) 
Femoro-popliteal 3 (30%) 
Infrapopliteal 1 (10%) 
Age at diagnosis of DVT in y 13 (12-15) 
Age at study participation in y 17 (15-18) 
Time since DVT diagnosis in y 3 (1.6-10.5) 
DVT risk factors   
Antiphospholipid syndrome 3 (30%) 
May-Thurner syndrome 3 (30%) 
Central venous catheter 2 (20%) 
Oral contraceptives 1 (10%) 
Management strategy  
Anticoagulation alone 9 (90%) 
Thrombolysis/thrombectomy 1 (10%) 
Anticoagulation length in mo 18 (5-53) 

Median (25th-75th percentile); n (%).

No risk factors identified in 2 patients.

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