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Venous thromboembolism: What to do after anticoagulation is started

Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc, FACP, Waqas Qureshi, MD and Robert C. Lavender, MD, FACP
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2011, 78 (9) 609-618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.78a.10175
Scott Kaatz
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Medicine, and Director, Anticoagulation Clinics, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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Waqas Qureshi
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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Robert C. Lavender
Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock
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ABSTRACT

After anticoagulation has been started in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE), three issues need to be addressed: the length of therapy, measures to help prevent postthrombotic syndrome, and a basic workup for malignancy in patients with idiopathic VTE.

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  • ↵a Dr. Kaatz has disclosed consulting, teaching and speaking, independent contracting (including contracted research), and membership on advisory committees or review panels for the Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Ortho-McNeil, and Johnson and Johnson corporations.

  • ↵b Dr. Lavender has disclosed receiving research support for clinical trials from the Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Daiichi Sankyo corporations.

  • Copyright © 2011 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
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Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Sep 2011, 78 (9) 609-618; DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10175

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Scott Kaatz, Waqas Qureshi, Robert C. Lavender
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