Abdulrahman Katib: Extended Low-Dose DOAC May Reduce VTE Recurrence
Abdulrahman Katib, Internal Medicine and Adult Thrombosis Consultant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, shared on LinkedIn about a recent article by Gregory Piazza et al, published in The New England Journal of Medicine:
“Not all ‘provoked VTE’ is low risk.
HI-PRO suggests low-dose extended DOAC may reduce recurrence in patients with ongoing risk.
Extended low-dose apixaban (2.5 mg BID) reduced recurrent VTE compared with placebo, with a reassuring bleeding profile.”
Title: Apixaban for Extended Treatment of Provoked Venous Thromboembolism
Authors: Gregory Piazza, Behnood Bikdeli, Arvind K. Pandey, Darsiya Krishnathasan, Candrika D. Khairani, Antoine Bejjani, Ruth H. Morrison, Heather Hogan, Sina Rashedi, Mariana Pfeferman, Junyang Lou, John Fanikos, Nicole Porio, Lisa Rosenbaum, Piotr Sobieszczyk, Zhou Lan, Marie Gerhard-Herman, Umberto Campia, and Samuel Z. Goldhaber
Read the Full Article on The New England Journal of Medicine
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