A Case of Primary Subclavian Venous Thrombosis in a Basketball Player

Subclavian vein thrombosis: A case report and review of the literature

“…Several reports have been published describing the development of this disorder in basketball players, teachers, ballet dancers, and waiters, as well as in others during swimming or after sleeping with the arm in an outstretched position. In the majority of cases, Paget-Schroetter syndrome tends to occur in the right arm in young males, probably because more people use their right hand than their left [8]. Cervical ribs, musculofascial bands, and clavicular or first rib anomalies are sometimes found in these patients [7].…”

“…However, the data cited in the bibliography regarding the role of the above mutation as a risk factor for recurrent episodes of vein thrombosis is controversial [22][23][24][25]. 8 The 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is an enzyme involved in homocysteine intracellular metabolism. The C677T mutation in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate-reductase gene is associated (in its homozygous state) with reduced enzyme activity and therefore with hyperhomocysteinemia.…”

Primary Subclavian Venous Thrombosis Which Developed After Sleeping with the Arm in an Outstretched Position: Report of a Case

“…Subclavian venous thrombosis tends to occur most frequently in the right subclavian vein in young male patients, probably because most people use the right hand more than the left. 1 The initial symptoms of this disorder include swelling, pain, malaise, cyanosis, and the involvement of the prominent cutaneous veins of the superior limbs. When this disorder is suspected, a correct diagnosis is easily established by venography approached from the distal site of the involved subclavian vein.…”

“…1 Several reports have been published describing the development of this disorder induced by playing sports, such as baseball, basketball, and swimming. In the present study, we encountered a Reprint requests to: N. Taira Received: February 9, 2000 / Accepted: September 26, 2000 considered to have extended to the central and peripheral axillary vein (Fig.…”