Extended Thromboprophylaxis with Betrixaban in Acutely Ill Medical Patients.

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Published in N Engl J Med on May 27, 2016

Authors

Alexander T Cohen1, Robert A Harrington1, Samuel Z Goldhaber1, Russell D Hull1, Brian L Wiens1, Alex Gold1, Adrian F Hernandez1, C Michael Gibson1, APEX Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: From Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, London (A.T.C.); the Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford (R.A.H.), and Portola Pharmaceuticals, South San Francisco (B.L.W., A.G.) - both in California; the Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (S.Z.G.), and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (C.M.G.) - both in Boston; the Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.D.H.); and the Division of Cardiology, Duke University and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC (A.F.H.).

Associated clinical trials:

Acute Medically Ill VTE Prevention With Extended Duration Betrixaban Study (The APEX Study) (APEX) | NCT01583218

Computerized Decision Support for Prevention of VTE in Hospitalized Medical Patients Across the Continuum of Care (DC-eALERT) (DC-eALERT) | NCT03728166

Prevalence and Characteristics of Pulmonary Embolism on COVID-19 Patients Presenting Respiratory Symptoms (COVID-EP) | NCT04420312