Duration of Anticoagulation Post-PE: Things to Consider – American College of Cardiology
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common medical condition affecting over 250,000 patients in the United States each year.1 For those patients diagnosed with PE in whom therapeutic anticoagulation is deemed appropriate, current guidelines recommend an initial treatment period of 3 months.2 However, extending the duration of anticoagulation beyond this initial period…