PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Luke S Howard AU - Rodney J Hughes TI - NICE guideline: management of venous thromboembolic diseases and role of thrombophilia testing AID - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202376 DP - 2013 Apr 01 TA - Thorax PG - 391--393 VI - 68 IP - 4 4099 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/68/4/391.short 4100 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/68/4/391.full SO - Thorax2013 Apr 01; 68 AB - The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recently published a clinical guideline on the management of venous thromboembolic disease and thrombophilia testing. Several stand-out recommendations are made which may be practice changing for many physicians, such as catheter-directed thrombolysis for ilio-femoral deep venous thrombosis, routine cancer screening and extended duration of anticoagulation for unprovoked events. In this article, we summarise the key points of the guideline and discuss remaining areas of controversy.