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Efficacy and safety of novel oral anticoagulants for treatment of acute venous thromboembolism: direct and adjusted indirect meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e7498 (Published 13 November 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e7498

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Re: Efficacy and safety of novel oral anticoagulants for treatment of acute venous thromboembolism: direct and adjusted indirect meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

We thank Mara N. Villanueva for correcting an error in the paper.

In the EINSTEIN studies cited, patients randomized to rivaroxaban received 15mg bid for three weeks followed by 20mg qd.

Competing interests: No competing interests

25 March 2013
Benjamin D Fox
Visiting Professor
McGill University
Jewish General Hospital, Montreal