Journal article
Treatment of venous thromboembolism with dabigatran
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The first study on the treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) with dabigatran (RE-COVER) was published in 2009. Three additional phase III trials on acute VTE therapy and extended treatment were recently presented. This article reviews the data and, where applicable, compares them with other novel oral anticoagulants, particularly rivaroxaban, for which all phase III trials have been published.
RECENT FINDINGS: A twin …
Authors
Schulman S
Journal
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 410–415
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2012
DOI
10.1097/mcp.0b013e32835466eb
ISSN
1070-5287