Evaluation of the PADIS score stratifying risk for venous thromboembolism recurrence after a first unprovoked pulmonary embolism: results from the REVERSE study

Current guidelines suggest that most patients presenting with a first episode of an unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) event be considered for indefinite anticoagulation, as long as their bleeding risk remains acceptably low [1, 2]. However, this exposes a considerable number of patients to long term anticoagulation as 70% of patients with a first unprovoked VTE will have no recurrence [3]. In 2010, a guidance from the International Society...