New anticoagulants for the treatment of venous thromboembolism

Worldwide, venous thromboembolism (VTE) is among the leading causes of death from cardiovascular disease, surpassed only by acute myocardial infarction and stroke. The spectrum of VTE presentations ranges, by degree of severity, from deep vein thrombosis to acute pulmonary thromboembolism. Treatment...

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Main Authors: Caio Julio Cesar dos Santos Fernandes, José Leonidas Alves Júnior, Francisca Gavilanes, Luis Felipe Prada, Luciana Kato Morinaga, Rogerio Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2016-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132016000200146&lng=en&tlng=en