Warfarin anticoagulation before angioplasty relieves thrombus burden in Budd-Chiari syndrome caused by inferior vena cava anatomic obstruction

Spontaneous fibrinolysis of IVC thrombus occurs within 1 year in the majority of the patients treated with warfarin. Pre-treatment with warfarin prevents PE after PTBA in the patients with BCS with IVC membranous or segmental occlusion and large thrombus.