Over 10,000 Canadian Women Per Year Can Stop Taking Blood Thinners for Unexplained Clots (IMAGE)

The Ottawa Hospital

Over 10,000 Canadian Women Per Year Can Stop Taking Blood Thinners for Unexplained Clots

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A research group led by Dr. Marc Rodger, senior scientist and thrombosis specialist at The Ottawa Hospital and professor at the University of Ottawa, has developed and validated a rule that could let half of women with unexplained vein blood clots stop taking blood thinners for life. These findings were published in The BMJ.

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