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What would be your preferred anticoagulant for recurrent DVT/PE in a patient on hemodialysis with calciphylaxis and prior DOAC failure?

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Hematology · Medical University of South Carolina

A truly complex case: recurrent DVT/PE in the setting of ongoing risk factors for both VTE (active calciphylaxis, prior DOAC failure, and obesity) and bleeding (ESRD on hemodialysis), each of which constrains a different anticoagulant option. Given the complexity and rarity of this case, recommendat...

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