A 68-year-old woman with prior DVT and high bleeding risk asks about aspirin after stopping anticoagulation. What do CHEST guidelines state?...

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A 68-year-old woman with prior DVT and high bleeding risk asks about aspirin after stopping anticoagulation. What do CHEST guidelines state?

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Aspirin is not a substitute for anticoagulation but may modestly reduce recurrence after stopping

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Aspirin is a substitute for anticoagulation in acute VTE

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Aspirin prevents all recurrences equal to DOACs

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Avoid aspirin always

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Warfarin and aspirin together are first-line for all

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