Fondaparinux for the Treatment of Superficial-Vein Thrombosis in the Legs

Decousus, Hervé; Prandoni, P.; Mismetti, Patrick; Bauersachs, Rupert; Boda, Z; Brenner, Benjamin; Laporte, Silvy; Mátyás, Lajos; Middeldorp, Saskia; Sokurenko, German; Leizorovicz, Alain

doi:10.1056/nejmoa0912072

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Fondaparinux for the Treatment of Superficial-Vein Thrombosis in the Legs

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Sep 22, 2010

Authors:

Hervé Decousus

P. Prandoni

Patrick Mismetti

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The efficacy and safety of anticoagulant treatment for patients with acute, symptomatic superficial-vein thrombosis in the legs, but without concomitant deep-vein thrombosis or symptomatic pulmonary embolism at presentation, have not been established. METHODS: In a randomized, double-bli...

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Medicine

Fondaparinux

Pulmonary embolism

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