Anticoagulation for an isolated calf deep vein thrombosis (DVT) appears to decrease the risk for pulmonary embolism (PE) or proximal DVT by two thirds, but quadruples the risk of bleeding, according ...

Anticoagulants are medications that help stop your blood from thickening or “clotting.” Your body does need to be able to clot to help seal wounds inside and outside your body. But unnecessary clots ...

If the choice is made to anticoagulate patients with symptomatic isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT), outcomes will be improved with 12 versus 6 weeks of treatment, the randomized, ...

FLORENCE, Italy — Should anticoagulant therapy be discontinued or continued in patients with unprovoked deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? This question was at the center of a debate between Francesco ...

Anticoagulation is known to prevent further clots developing in patients who have already had a blood clot in their leg, including those with isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). But doctors ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Longer vs. shorter-duration anticoagulation reduces thrombotic event risk for patients with cancer and isolated ...

While catheter-directed thrombolysis and anticoagulation for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) does not appear to increase mortality over standard anticoagulation alone, it leads to bleeding complications ...

Therapeutic anticoagulation therapy decreased already-low rates of proximal deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism among patients with isolated calf DVT, according to the results of a ...

If you have deep vein thrombosis (DVT), your doctor may want you to take blood thinners. These do a good job to keep your blood moving smoothly through your veins and arteries. But they also can cause ...

However, optimal anticoagulation strategies for cancer patients with isolated distal DVT are not currently established. ONCO DVT was the first randomized trial to compare two different treatment ...

DOACs are a newer class of anticoagulants that are more targeted and work faster than traditional options. They also don’t require frequent monitoring and have fewer dietary restrictions. Direct oral ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms inside a vein deep in the body, whereas superficial thrombophlebitis (STP) is inflammation of the veins just below the skin’s surface. STP can ...