Abstract
A 42-year-old woman under your care for the management of obesity calls you because she has a sister who had a pulmonary embolism. The patient recently read that statin medications are associated with a lower risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and wonders whether she should take a statin drug to prevent the development of pulmonary emboli.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 273-274 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Hematology / the Education Program of the American Society of Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
