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Category: Aspirin, Plavix, Aggrenox, Tiklid, Persantine

  • ACCP Guideline for DVT and PE Treatment: New Edition, 2016

    The ACCP Chest Guidelines have been the main guide over the last more than 2 decades for evidence-based recommendations on best management of anticoagulants for various indications, including DVT and PE.  The 10th edition of the chapter on DVT and PE management was published in Jan 2016 [ref 1]. Unfortunately, the guideline is not available for non-subscribers.

  • Aspirin Decreases Recurrent DVT and PE

    Stephan Moll, MD writes… Aspirin is beneficial in preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients who have had a previous episode of unprovoked VTE and who have been treated with anticoagulant therapy, a publication in the journal Circulation re-confirms this week: Aspirin reduces the risk of recurrent VTE by more than a third without significantly increasing the risk…

  • Top 10 Publications on Thrombosis and Anticoagulation from 2012

    Stephan Moll writes… 2012 has been a year with significant progress in the field of venous thromboembolism and anticoagulation.  The three most noteworthy, clinically relevant developments were probably (a) the publication of the new ACCP (American College of Chest Physician) guidelines on antithrombotic therapy in February 2012; (b)  The FDA-approval of rivaroxaban (Xarelto) in November 2012 for the acute…

  • Aspirin Prevents Recurrent DVT and PE – WARFASA Study

    Stephan Moll, MD writes… A clinically very relevant study (WARFASA) published today (May 24, 2012) in the New England Journal of Medicine [ref 1] shows that aspirin, 100 mg per day, reduces the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with unprovoked (= idiopathic) VTE, who have completed 6 to 18 months of anticoagulant therapy, without…

  • Aspirin – Does it Prevent DVT and PE?

    To some degree it does, but it is by far not as effective as warfarin or other anticoagulants. However, a very noteworthy study was presented today