Journal article
Long term risk of symptomatic recurrent venous thromboembolism after discontinuation of anticoagulant treatment for first unprovoked venous thromboembolism event: systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate of a first recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) event after discontinuation of anticoagulant treatment in patients with a first episode of unprovoked VTE, and the cumulative incidence for recurrent VTE up to 10 years.
DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Authors
Khan F; Rahman A; Carrier M; Kearon C; Weitz JI; Schulman S; Couturaud F; Eichinger S; Kyrle PA; Becattini C
Journal
The BMJ, Vol. 366, ,
Publisher
BMJ
DOI
10.1136/bmj.l4363
ISSN
0959-8138