• First Unprovoked VTE, Cause for Lifelong Blood Thinners?

  • Jul 4 2023
  • Length: 16 mins
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First Unprovoked VTE, Cause for Lifelong Blood Thinners?

  • Summary

  • Today's episode is a very complicated topic without clear cut benefits. Expert opinions and modeling data to address a dangerous and serious topic. Let's look at 2 sources: a new study from the Annals of Internal Medicine and an expert opinion from Uptodate.

     

    https://www.uptodate.com/contents/selecting-adult-patients-with-lower-extremity-deep-venous-thrombosis-and-pulmonary-embolism-for-indefinite-anticoagulation?search=unprovoked%20dvt§ionRank=1&usage_type=default&anchor=H648618&source=machineLearning&selectedTitle=1~150&display_rank=1#H648618

     

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    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37364263/

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