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Endovenous Intervention: From The Legs To The Lungs, Guangming Tan, Bryan Py Yan

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Cardiology

Significant advancement in endovascular technology have enabled the treatment of a variety of venous diseases from the deep vein diseases to diseases in the pulmonary vasculatures. Understanding the principles and the limitations of these endovenous interventions is very important in selecting the appropriate patients for optimal clinical outcomes. In this review, the clinical evidence, guideline recommendations from various societies and the approaches to these endovenous procedures will be discussed.