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Deep vein thrombosis

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Therapy

An alternative is long-term LMWH. b

Why?

  • Long-term LMWH leads to fewer minor bleeds than warfarin without clearly increasing recurrent venous thromboembolism or major bleeding. b
  • However LMWH is less cost-effective than warfarin. a
 

 

Expiry date: January 2004
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Author   C   Ball
Reviewer   J   Ginsberg
CAT Writers   C   Ball , B   Phillips