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A 70-year-old man with COPD, hypertension and obesity presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. CT pulmonary angiography confirms a segmental pulmonary embolism. He is haemodynamically stable. According to Thrombosis Canada, what is the minimum duration of anticoagulation recommended for this first episode of provoked VTE?

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