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    Villalta Score for Post-thrombotic Syndrome (PTS)

    Stratifies severity of post-thrombotic syndrome in lower extremity DVT.

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Use in patients with lower extremity DVT. Note: all symptoms and signs refer to the affected leg.

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    • Use in patients with lower extremity signs and symptoms related to DVT (e.g. swelling, discoloration, ulceration) and clinical suspicion for post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS).

    • Should defer PTS diagnosis until after the acute DVT phase has passed (3–6 months).

    Venous ulceration indicates severe PTS and automatically confers a score of ≥15.

    PTS can be seen in up to half of patients with lower extremity DVT within 2 years. This score both diagnoses and grades severity of PTS.

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    Dr. Sabina Villalta

    About the Creator

    Sabina Villalta, MD, is the medical director of internal medicine at the Cà Foncello Hospital in Treviso, Italy. She also serves as a member of the Commission for Venous Thromboembolism and the Bioethics Committee. Dr. Villalta’s primary research is focused on venous thromboembolic pathology.

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