Question

A 40-year-old woman on combined oral contraceptives develops a confirmed DVT. According to UK guidance, which anticoagulant is first-line for most DVT patients?

Accepted Answer

Direct oral anticoagulant (e.g., rivaroxaban)

Answer

LMWH bridging to warfarin

Answer

Warfarin immediately

Answer

Unfractionated heparin infusion

Answer

Aspirin

Practice question

A 40-year-old woman on combined oral contraceptives develops a confirmed DVT. According to UK guidance, which anticoagulant is first-line for most DVT patients?