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Malpractice News: Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Taking Blood Thinners
Malpractice News: According to a study published in the August 26, 2008 edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, some women may be able to stop taking blood thinners for venous thromboembolism.
In this disorder, patients are at risk for the formation of a blood clot, which can break away from the initial site and block blood flow at another location in the bloodstream. This can cause damage to other body organs, or if the clot reaches the heart, lungs or brain, can result in serious illness or death.
The finding applies to what are termed "out-of-the-blue" venous thrombosis events, where there is no obvious cause for the clots to develop, such as surgery or injury.
The researchers studied 69 potential predictive factors in more than 600 men and women who had stopped taking an anticoagulant after a first episode. While the study concluded that men and women are at equal risk of a first event, they found that men were at a1.5 to 2 times greater risk for a recurrence.
Women were found to have a group of traits that indicate a lower risk of recurrent clots, leading researchers to conclude that women may be able to discontinue taking blood thinners after a few months after an out of the blue thrombosis event.
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