Journal article
The Duration of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after a Second Episode of Venous Thromboembolism
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A consensus has not been reached about the optimal duration of oral anticoagulant therapy after a second episode of venous thromboembolism.
METHODS: In a multicenter trial, we compared six months of oral anticoagulant therapy with anticoagulant therapy continued indefinitely in patients who had had a second episode of venous thromboembolism. Of 227 patients enrolled, 111 were randomly assigned to six months of anticoagulation and …
Authors
Schulman S; Granqvist S; Holmström M; Carlsson A; Lindmarker P; Nicol P; Eklund S-G; Nordlander S; Lärfars G; Leijd B
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 336, No. 6, pp. 393–398
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
February 6, 1997
DOI
10.1056/nejm199702063360601
ISSN
0028-4793