Early, real-world experience with direct oral anticoagulants in the treatment of intermediate-high risk acute pulmonary embolism

Introduction: Intermediate-high risk pulmonary embolism (IHR-PE) has a poor prognosis, but is under-represented in trials of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in venous thromboembolic disease (VTE). We aimed to assess whether the administration of DOACs was equivalent to the conventional (CONV) tre...

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Main Authors: Sónia Martins Santos, Susana Cunha, Rui Baptista, Sílvia Monteiro, Pedro Monteiro, Francisco Gonçalves, Mariano Pêgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204917303240