Unprovoked or provoked venous thromboembolism: not the prevalent criterion to decide on anticoagulation extension in clinical practice of various countries-the prospective, international, observational WHITE study.

ABSTRACT: The decision on treatment after a first venous thromboembolism (VTE) to prevent recurrences may be influenced by many factors. The prospective, observational, WHITE study aimed to analyze how this issue was tackled in every-day clinical practice in various countries, which have sensibly different socio-economic conditions and healthcare systems. Doctors active in 79 Internal or Vascular clinical centers in 7 countries (China, Czechia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, and Tunisia) enrolled VTE patients after the maintenance treatment phase. The present report analyzed information, collected in the central database, regarding the baseline characteristics, index events, type and duration of anticoagulant therapy and decision on post-maintenance treatment. From April 2018 to December 2020,

SUBMITTER: Palareti G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8313672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature