Shorter Anticoagulation After Thromboembolism Safe for Low-Risk Women

SOURCE: MedPage Today

DATE:  August 25, 2008

EXCERPT: " Women who have no more than one risk factor for recurrence may not require indefinite anticoagulant treatment after venous thromboembolism, researchers found.  .... But in the prospective cohort study, no factors identified men who could safely go off anticoagulants after an unprovoked venous thromboembolism."    more

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Rodger MA, Kahn SR, Wells PS, Anderson DA, Chagnon I, Le Gal G, Solymoss S, Crowther M, Perrier A, White R, Vickars L, Ramsay T, Betancourt MT, Kovacs MJ. Identifying unprovoked thromboembolism patients at low risk for recurrence who can discontinue anticoagulant therapy. CMAJ. 2008 Aug 26;179(5):417-26.  Free full text in PMC.  Free full text from CMJ.

Kearon C. Stopping anticoagulant therapy after an unprovoked venous thromboembolism. CMAJ. 2008 Aug 26;179(5):401-2. No abstract available.    Free full text in PMC.    Free full text from CMJ .