Do the circumstances surrounding a clotting episode (whether it was provoked or unprovoked) determine whether an APS patient should take blood thinners indefinitely? I know it is standard care that after one clotting episode and two positive APS tests taken twelve weeks apart, for a patient to receive lifelong anticoagulation on blood thinners. I wonder, however, does someone with APS having a provoked clot (as a result of surgery or pregnancy) still warrant lifelong anticoagulation with blood thinners, or does the fact that the clot was provoked lower their risk of having a future clotting episode?
Provoked or Unprovoked Clot - Hughes Syndrome A...
Provoked or Unprovoked Clot
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Hello and welcome.
We are not medically trained personnel on here and we cannot answer your question, I'm afraid.
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Dave
Did you ever get an answer to you question? I have the same issue but in regards to having Leiden Factor V. A blood disorder that makes me more prone to clots.
Hi Jindy30,
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Good Luck from Kerstin in Stockholm
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