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Would you continue warfarin anticoagulation in patients with unprovoked DVT if switching to low-dose DOAC is cost-prohibitive?
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Would continue warfarin if this is cost-effective and doing well.
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If switching to low dose DOAC is an option then could switching to ASA 81 also be an option? If not, I would continue warfarin as long as the patient has been able to maintain a therapeutic INR. I would not lower the INR range.
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