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Should Warfarin Intake Be Continued Even After A Blood Clot Has Healed?
6 months ago I had a blood clot in my leg and went on Warfarin. My Internal Medicine doctor says I should come off Warfarin because this was a one time occurrence but my Vascular Surgeon says I can stay on Warfarin as insurance against another clot. What do you say?
Fri, 7 Sep 2018
Hi,
If any congenital cause of thrombosis present then only lifetime Warfarin prescribed otherwise not.
So you can rule out causes that are having a high risk of thromboses like factor V Leiden mutation, prothrombin gene mutation, protein C and S deficiency etc.
You can be investigated with full coagulation profile panel. If all these causes negative then no need to continue Warfarin.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
If any congenital cause of thrombosis present then only lifetime Warfarin prescribed otherwise not.
So you can rule out causes that are having a high risk of thromboses like factor V Leiden mutation, prothrombin gene mutation, protein C and S deficiency etc.
You can be investigated with full coagulation profile panel. If all these causes negative then no need to continue Warfarin.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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