D-dimer: a useful tool in gauging optimal duration of oral anticoagulant therapy?

D-dimer: a useful tool in gauging optimal duration of oral anticoagulant therapy?

BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY Optimal duration of oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) in idiopathic venous thromboembolism (VTE) is unknown. Indefinite OAT carries an unacceptable risk of major bleeding and prospective studies have demonstrated that OAT is no longer protective after its withdrawal. H...

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Main Authors: M. Silingardi, A. Pizzini, I. Iori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Oral anticoagulant therapy
Venous thromboembolism
D-dimer
Vitamin K antagonists
Major bleeding.
Online Access:http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/363

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