Do you generally reduce DOAC dosing for extended anticoagulation in patients with first unprovoked VTE?

Topics: Medical Oncology • Thrombosis • Hematology • Benign Hematology • Hemostasis/Thrombosis

Would you approach this differently in patients with inherited thrombophilias?

Answer from: at Academic Institution

I frequently recommend low-intensity DOAC therapy in this setting, but only after careful consideration of the patient's risk factors for recurrent VTE and bleeding, and after determining the patient's preference about treatment options following a discussion of the pros and cons of each option.&nbs...

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at Cleveland Clinic
I agree, low intensity DOAC after the initial trea...

Medical Oncologist at Upper Chesapeake Hematology Oncology
What about in obese patients (who still opt for DO...

at University of Wisconsin
Extreme obesity (BMI over 40) makes me much less l...

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