Stop taking warfarin? No way!

To the Editor: Brukner’s personal perspective in a recent issue of the Journal highlights the inherent difficulty of managing patients taking warfarin.1 Although Brukner advocates life-long warfarin therapy for patients who have experienced a pulmonary embolism, we believe few clinicians would be willing to expose their patients to the increased risk of haemorrhage associated with long-term warfarin therapy, especially if a transient risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE) existed (such as frequent air travel, in Brukner’s case).