A 73-year-old man with a proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) provoked by major surgery has completed 3 months of apixaban. He asks whether to continue...

Question

A 73-year-old man with a proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) provoked by major surgery has completed 3 months of apixaban. He asks whether to continue anticoagulation. What do guidelines suggest?

Accepted Answer

Stop anticoagulation now

Answer

Continue indefinitely

Answer

Switch to aspirin

Answer

Reduce apixaban to prophylactic dose indefinitely

Answer

Add clopidogrel

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Provoked DVT - Duration

A 73-year-old man with a proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) provoked by major surgery has completed 3 months of apixaban. He asks whether to continue anticoagulation. What do guidelines suggest?