A 59-year-old man with a provoked proximal DVT after knee arthroplasty completed 3 months of apixaban and is asymptomatic. What treatment duration is ...

Question

A 59-year-old man with a provoked proximal DVT after knee arthroplasty completed 3 months of apixaban and is asymptomatic. What treatment duration is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Stop now; 3 months is sufficient

Answer

Stop now; total 6 weeks was adequate

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Continue anticoagulation indefinitely

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Continue anticoagulation for 12 months

Answer

Switch to aspirin monotherapy for 1 year

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Provoked DVT

A 59-year-old man with a provoked proximal DVT after knee arthroplasty completed 3 months of apixaban and is asymptomatic. What treatment duration is recommended?