Women May Stop Anticoagulants After Blood Clots, Research Suggests
Monday, August 25, 2008 - 19:35
in Health & Medicine
Women may safely discontinue oral anticoagulants (blood thinners) after 6 months of treatment following a first unprovoked venous blood clot (thromboembolism) if they have no or one risk factor, concludes a study of 646 participants in a multicenter prospective cohort study.