Fatal recurrent VTE after anticoagulant treatment for unprovoked VTE: a systematic review

Current guidelines recommend long-term anticoagulant therapy in patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE). The risk of fatal recurrent VTE after treatment discontinuation (versus that of fatal bleeding during anticoagulation) is of particular relevance in the decision to continue or stop...

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Main Authors: Sake J. van der Wall, Liselotte M. van der Pol, Yvonne M. Ende-Verhaar, Suzanne C. Cannegieter, Sam Schulman, Paolo Prandoni, Marc Rodger, Menno V. Huisman, Frederikus A. Klok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2018-11-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/27/150/180094.full