I am a 30 year old male in good health. Nine months ago I was diagnosed
with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and Paget-Von Shroetter Syndrome. The clot in
the subclavian vessel was approximately 7cm in length. I have had a left
anterior scalenectomy, a balloon angioplasty of the left subclavian vein and
a left subclavian vein intravascular wall stent placement. I have been on
coumadin therapy and it seems as though a thrombis begins to grow in the
stent as soon as I am taken off of coumadin. The doctor I am currently
seeing basically gives me two choices, become a lifetime coumadin patient or
allow the stent to possibly become completely obstructed again and let the
surrounding veins pick up the slack. I am not asking for your opinion but
would like any references on this you may have. I just want to make an
informed decision.
Ken Gregoire