Treatment of venous thromboembolism - effects of different therapeutic strategies on bleeding and recurrence rates and considerations for future anticoagulant management

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hass, Bastian ^a   Pooley, Jayne ^b   Harrington, Adrian E ^b   Clemens, Andreas ^a,c   Feuring, Martin ^a  

^a BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^b UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Bleeding; Heparin; Recurrence; Venous thromboembolism; Vitamin K antagonists

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; APIXABAN; DABIGATRAN; EDOXABAN; HEPARIN; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84871698004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-10-24     Document Type: Review

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