Have patency rates improved since Zamboni's 2009 paper?

[David1949]

This is a question for Dr. Sclafani and all of the IRs who visit this website.

In this 2009 paper Zamboni reported patency rates of 53% for the IJV and 96% for the azygous.:

“The risk of restenosis was higher in the IJVs compared with the AZY (patency rate: IJV, 53%; AZY, 96%; odds ratio, 16; 95% confidence interval, 3.5-72.5; P < .0001).”
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19958985

In your opinion has the patency rate improved since then? If so what factors contributed to the improvement?

[tiltawhirl]

IMO it's answers to questions like these that will only benefit patients, especially if patentcy = continued absence of MS symptoms.

Nice.


tilt

[Cece]

Some of the studies presented at ISNVD included follow-up data with ultrasounds to check patency. I don't think any of them went beyond six months. Dr. Zamboni's studies included 18 month follow-up data.

Some of the doctors who have visited the website include:
drsclafani
phlebologist
gsiskin
DrCumming
Endovasc

So maybe we will get five answers?

[David1949]

So maybe we will get five answers?

Or maybe none!