Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in hospital and the community: a research programme including the ExACT RCT

• Main Authors: David Fitzmaurice (Author), Kate Fletcher (Author), Sheila Greenfield (Author), Sue Jowett (Author), Alison Ward (Author), Carl Heneghan (Author), Eve Knight (Author), Chris Gardiner (Author), Andrea Roalfe (Author), Yongzhong Sun (Author), Pollyanna Hardy (Author), Deborah McCahon (Author), Gail Heritage (Author), Helen Shackleford (Author), FD Richard Hobbs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, collectively known as venous thromboembolism when clots are formed in the venous circulation, are common disorders that are often unprovoked (i.e. there is no obvious reason for the clot occurring). Some people, after having an unprovoked clot...