RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 NICE guideline: management of venous thromboembolic diseases and role of thrombophilia testing JF Thorax JO Thorax FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society SP thoraxjnl-2012-202376 DO 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202376 A1 Luke S Howard A1 Rodney J Hughes YR 2012 UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2012/12/11/thoraxjnl-2012-202376.abstract 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.