Full vs. low-dose of direct oral anticoagulants as extended secondary prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in the splanchnic venous thrombosis
Silvia Sorella, Mario Biglietto, Nadezda Zhdanovskaya, Manuela Merli, Alessandro Laganà, Antonio Chistolini
Department of Translational and Precision Medicine Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Highlights
• Splanchnic venous thrombosis has a high risk of recurrence.
• An extended secondary prophylaxis with anticoagulants is needed in this setting.
• Direct oral anticoagulants may be useful in this setting.
• Low dose DOACs may be non-inferior to full-dose in the extended therapy.