What is the anticoagulation recommendation for a chronic DVT?

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

Answer from: at Academic Institution

Simply having a chronic DVT is not an indication for anticoagulation. In general, acute provoked VTE requires a minimum of 3 months of anticoagulation. For an unprovoked VTE, there are scoring systems that guide towards limited duration vs long-term of anticoagulation. So it depends on where the fin...

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Answer from: at Academic Institution

Most important is if there is a new DVT or one that has not been fibrinolysed.

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