Why the study?
What are the clinical risk factors for recurrent venous thromboembolism after a symptomatic deep vein thrombosis?
What are the clinical risk factors for recurrent venous thromboembolism after a symptomatic deep vein thrombosis?
Identifying clinical risk factors such as proximal DVT, cancer, and prior thromboembolic events can help stratify patients who may benefit from prolonged prophylactic anticoagulation.
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May support recurrence risk stratification for anticoagulation decisions; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Hansson et al. (2000) studied this question.
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