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Anticoagulation duration in heterozygous factor V Leiden: a decision analysis.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jan 2013
Donovan Anna K, Smith Kenneth J, Ragni Margaret V
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BACKGROUND: Current anticoagulation guidelines suggest that optimal anticoagulation duration for unprovoked venous thromboembolism is determined by an individual risk assessment, balancing risks of anticoagulation bleeding with venous thromboembolism recurrence. Among individuals heterozygous for the factor V Leiden mutation, while venous thromboembolism recurrence risk is greater, the risk for bleeding is...
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