-1.png)
Vaskulárna medicína 3-4/2017
Paget Schroetter syndrome – clinical case of effort thrombosis
Paget Schroetter syndrome (idiopatic thrombosis of upper extremity, exertional thrombosis) is generally rare clinical condition with progressively worsening symptoms, which affects mainly young patients. In cases with delayed diagnostic process and inappropriate treatment, it tends to have long term impact on patients health status. This article is mainly concerned with recomended diagnostic and treatment approaches to Paget Schroertter syndrome. There is a case report included in order to prove a manifestation of the syndrome in clinical practice.
Keywords: Paget-Schroetter syndrome, idiopatic thrombosis of upper extremity, exertional thrombosis, thoracic outlet syndrome
