A 63-year-old man presents with a swollen, painful left calf after a long-haul flight. Duplex ultrasound confirms a proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT...

Question

A 63-year-old man presents with a swollen, painful left calf after a long-haul flight. Duplex ultrasound confirms a proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT). He has no history of cancer, no renal impairment and no contraindications to anticoagulation. According to current UK practice, what is the most appropriate initial treatment?

Accepted Answer

Direct-acting oral anticoagulant such as Apixaban at treatment dose

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Aspirin 75 mg daily

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Warfarin monotherapy with loading

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Therapeutic low-molecular-weight heparin for 5 days only

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No treatment is needed for provoked DVT

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Proximal deep vein thrombosis