Journal article
Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism With Dabigatran or Warfarin and Pooled Analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dabigatran and warfarin have been compared for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) in a previous trial. We undertook this study to extend those findings.
METHODS AND RESULTS: In a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy trial of 2589 patients with acute VTE treated with low-molecular-weight or unfractionated heparin for 5 to 11 days, we compared dabigatran 150 mg twice daily with warfarin. The primary outcome, …
Authors
Schulman S; Kakkar AK; Goldhaber SZ; Schellong S; Eriksson H; Mismetti P; Christiansen AV; Friedman J; Le Maulf F; Peter N
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 129, No. 7, pp. 764–772
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 18, 2014
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.113.004450
ISSN
0009-7322