Table 1 Inclusion and Exclusion criteria.
Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|
Patients aged 18–75 years | VKA treatment within 7 days before enrollment or other indication for VKA |
IFDVT objectively confirmed by imaging of computed tomography or duplex ultrasound | Creatinine clearance <30 mL/min |
The onset of symptoms within the past 21 days | Clinically significant liver disease (e.g., acute hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, or cirrhosis) |
Successful catheter-directed thrombolysisa | Liver enzyme level >3X the upper limit of the normal range |
Informed consent | Bacterial endocarditis |
Active bleeding or a high risk of bleeding | |
Contraindications to anticoagulation | |
Systolic blood pressure >180 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure >110 mm Hg | |
Childbearing potential without proper contraceptive measures, pregnancy, or breastfeeding | |
Malignant disease needing chemotherapy |