PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Jacobson, Anne ED - Goldhaber, Samuel Z. TI - Extended Apixaban Failed to Reduce VTE Risk in Medically Ill Patients DP - 2011 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 12--13 VI - 11 IP - 15 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/15/12.2.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/15/12.2.full AB - An extended course of thromboprophylaxis with apixaban did not reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE, which consists of pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis) and VTE-related death in medically ill patients compared with a shorter course of enoxaparin, according to findings from the Apixaban Dosing to Optimize Protection from Thrombosis trial [ADOPT; NCT00457002].