Population
Patients with symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Design
Review
Authors
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Recurrence risk stratification by provoking factor may guide anticoagulation duration; leaves open randomized trials on optimal long-term strategies.
The risk of recurrent VTE after symptomatic DVT persists for years and depends on initial risk factors, while severe post-thrombotic manifestations are rare with adequate anticoagulation and compression stockings.
Prandoni et al. (1997) studied this question.
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