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The recent arrival of novel oral anticoagulants has provided important new options for venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment and prevention.
FORBES: Xarelto Effective In Medically Ill Patients But At High Bleeding Cost
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There were only 90 of these events, called venuous thromboembolisms (VTE), in the study, but patients who got Crestor were only half as likely to get them.
FORBES: ACC Conference
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At 10 days the primary efficacy measure (a composite of asymptomatic proximal DVT, symptomatic DVT, symptomatic non-fatal PE, and VTE-related death) had occurred in 2.7% of patients in each group.
FORBES: Xarelto Effective In Medically Ill Patients But At High Bleeding Cost
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But an additional indication, for acutely ill medical patients at risk for VTE, does not appear likely in the near future, as a new trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that one of these novel drugs, though effective at preventing VTE, also resulted in a significant increase in bleeding risk.
FORBES: Xarelto Effective In Medically Ill Patients But At High Bleeding Cost