Extended anticoagulation after venous thromboembolism: should it be done?
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Should lifelong anticoagulation for unprovoked venous thromboembolism be revisited?
Venous thromboembolism [VTE] is a common medical condition that has significant morbidity and mortality. Although stringent guidelines recommend lifelong anticoagulation for patients with unprovoked VTE, the optimal management strategy for their long term treatment remains controversial. Whereas in cancer-associated VTE and second unprovoked VTE lifelong anticoagulation is universally accepted,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1753-4666,1753-4666
DOI: 10.1177/1753466619878556