Abstract
I congratulate the authors for designing and carrying out an intent-to-treat randomized controlled trial (RCT) to convince those clinicians who still believe that venous stent placement has no favorable clinical impact. The strength of the study lies in the fact that the clinical follow-up was evaluated by blinded physicians. The results after stent placement combined with best medical therapy (BMT) correspond to those reported in several cohort studies and meta-analyses and are better than those for patients receiving BMT alone in this study. Randomized double-blinded study comparing medical treatment versus iliac vein stenting in chronic venous diseaseJournal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic DisordersVol. 6Issue 2PreviewIliac vein stenting has emerged as the procedure of choice in the treatment of iliac vein obstruction (IVO). However, clinical outcomes have never been studied by a randomized clinical trial. Our purpose was to compare medical and endovascular treatment results in symptomatic chronic venous disease (CVD) patients with significant IVO documented by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Full-Text PDF
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