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Is It Safe to Briefly Stop Anticoagulation After VTE? – RPTH Journal
RPTH Journal
Feb 24, 2026, 16:01

Is It Safe to Briefly Stop Anticoagulation After VTE? – RPTH Journal

RPTH Journal shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article by Lisbeth Eischer et al, adding:

“Is it safe to briefly stop anticoagulation after VTE?

After at least 3 months of anticoagulation for VTE, some strategies recommend off-therapy D-dimer testing to assess recurrence risk, but how safe is temporary discontinuation?

Key takeaways from this systematic review and meta-analysis:

  • Early VTE recurrence within 30 days occurred in 1.04% of patients
  • No fatal recurrences were reported
  • Unprovoked VTE was associated with a higher early recurrence risk
  • Brief interruption of anticoagulation for risk assessment appears safe.”

Title: The incidence of early recurrent venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors: Lisbeth Eischer, Paul A. Kyrle, Alexandra Kaider, Anton Schmidt, Brigitte Wildner, Anja Boc, Charlotte Bradbury, Anetta Undas, Francis Couturaud, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Geert-Jan Geersing, David Jimenez, Sameer Parpia, Gualtiero Palareti, Daniela Poli, Daniel P. Potaczek, Paolo Prandoni, Sam Schulman, Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg, Michal Zabczyk, Sabine Eichinger

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