Anticoagulant therapy for symptomatic calf deep vein thrombosis (CACTUS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Righini, Marc Philip; Galanaud, Jean-Philippe; Guenneguez, Hervé; Brisot, Dominique; Diard, Antoine; Faisse, Pascale; Barrellier, Marie-Thérèse; Hamel-Desnos, Claudine; Jurus, Christine; Pichot, Olivier; Martin, Myriam; Mazzolai, Lucia; Choquenet, Clarisse; Accassat, Sandrine; Robert-Ebadi, Helia; Carrier, Marc; Le Gal, Grégoire; Mermilllod, Bernadette; Laroche, Jean-Pierre; Bounameaux, Henri; Perrier, Arnaud; Kahn, Susan R; Quere, Isabelle

doi:10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30131-4

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Anticoagulant therapy for symptomatic calf deep vein thrombosis (CACTUS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Published inThe Lancet. Haematology, vol. 3, no. 12, p. e556-e562

Publication date2016

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The efficacy and safety of anticoagulant treatment is not established for patients with acute symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the calf. We aimed to assess whether therapeutic anticoagulation is superior to placebo in patients with symptomatic calf DVT.

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RIGHINI, Marc Philip et al. Anticoagulant therapy for symptomatic calf deep vein thrombosis (CACTUS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. In: The Lancet. Haematology, 2016, vol. 3, n° 12, p. e556–e562. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30131-4

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PID : unige:99396
DOI : 10.1016/S2352-3026(16)30131-4
PMID : 27836513

Journal ISSN2352-3026

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Anticoagulant therapy for symptomatic calf deep vein thrombosis (CACTUS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

The efficacy and safety of anticoagulant treatment is not established for patients with acute symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the calf. We aimed to assess whether therapeutic anticoagulation is superior to placebo in patients with symptomatic calf DVT.

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