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SUBMITTER: Robertson L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6486093 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Robertson Lindsay L Yeoh Su Ern SE Ramli Ahmad A
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20171215
<h4>Background</h4>Currently, little evidence is available on the length and type of anticoagulation used for extended treatment for prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with unprovoked VTE who have completed initial oral anticoagulation therapy.<h4>Objectives</h4>To compare the efficacy and safety of available oral therapeutic options (aspirin, warfarin, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)) for extended thromboprophylaxis in adults with a first unprovoked VTE, to prev ...[more]