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Category: One-Hour Concurrent Session

Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism: An Update on Predictive Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment

(1430471-03) How Do We Treat Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism?

Monday, January 22, 2024
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM MT
Location: West-301D
Disclosure(s):
Hilary Whitworth, MD, , MSCE: No relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose.
Current mainstays of therapies in the treatment of pediatric VTE and appraising the evidence behind interventional approaches for children with high risk VTE and pulmonary embolism will be discussed. Newer pharmacologic anticoagulation therapies such as direct oral anticoagulants and use of these agents in the pediatric population will also be discussed.