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- Title
Deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs in injection drug users.
- Authors
Fischer, Jędrzej; Kwiatkowska, Wiesława; Witkiewicz, Wojciech
- Abstract
Venous thromboembolism is the third most common cardiovascular disease and is associated with a high risk of death or disability. One group of patients at particular risk of developing this disease are injection drug users. A series of five cases of patients addicted to narcotic drugs, hospitalized at the Department of Angiology for venous thromboembolism has been presented. The main risk factor was a venous or subcutaneous tissue injection of drugs. These cases show a complex clinical picture of venous thrombosis, difficulties in selecting and monitoring anticoagulant therapy, coexisting infections, as well as economic and psychosocial aspects. Addiction to drugs administered by injection is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism, the clinical picture is complex, and treatment is a major challenge for vascular medicine and drug addiction therapy. Education and preventive measures within the communities of drug addicts could be the most important actions aimed at reducing the incidence of deep vein thrombosis.
- Subjects
VENOUS thrombosis; DRUG abusers; THROMBOEMBOLISM; SUBCUTANEOUS injections; DRUG addiction; CEREBRAL embolism &; thrombosis
- Publication
Acta Angiologica, 2022, Vol 28, Issue 2, p56
- ISSN
1234-950X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5603/AA.2022.0007