Secondary prevention of venous thromboembolic complications. Focus on dabigatrane

Venous thromboembolic complications (VTEC) are a frequent pathology accompanied by high lethality. After VTEC the risk of their recurrence not equivalent for all patients remains. The anticoagulant therapy available currently effectively prevents VTEC increasing a possibility of hemorrhages. This means that at planning the secondary prevention it’s necessary to maintain the optimal balance between a possibility of recurrence of VTEC and development of hemorrhagic complications. Thus, selection of patients for secondary prevention must be accompanied by a comprehensive analysis of numerous factors as determining the possibility of VTEC recurrence as well as a risk of complications development. Warfarin is the most frequently used drug for long-term anticoagulant per os therapy, it requires frequent monitoring with periodic dose correction and strict dietary limitations. New oral anticoagulants (NOAC) are applied at a fixed dose without obligatory strict hemostasiologic control, which makes them rather attractive for continues secondary prevention of VTEC.