An Unusual Case of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis in a Healthy Male Bodybuilder

Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis is very rare, particularly in the absence of an apparent congenital caval abnormality or hypercoagulable state. We herein report an unusual case of a healthy and active 62-year-old male bodybuilder with a mass-like IVC thrombus. We placed an IVC filter and began t...

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Autores principales: Imanishi, Junichi, Iseri, Michiko, Motoki, Masahiro, Yoshikawa, Sachiko, Sone, Naohiko, Honjo, Tomoyuki, Kamemura, Kohei, Kaihotsu, Kenji, Iwahashi, Masanori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6172542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29709932
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.0377-17
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Sumario:Inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombosis is very rare, particularly in the absence of an apparent congenital caval abnormality or hypercoagulable state. We herein report an unusual case of a healthy and active 62-year-old male bodybuilder with a mass-like IVC thrombus. We placed an IVC filter and began treatment with rivaroxaban. The patient recovered successfully, and the IVC thrombus completely disappeared three months later. This case suggested that extrinsic compression of IVC by a tightened weightlifting belt around the abdomen is a triggering factor of IVC thrombosis, and rivaroxaban, a new oral anticoagulant, may be a useful option for treatment.

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