<qa>  What is the accepted treatment for acute deep vein thrombosis?The accepted treatment for acute deep vein thrombosis DVT is initial continuous intravenous heparin followed by long-term oral anticoagulant therapy. Improvements in the methods of clinical trials and the use of accurate objective tests to detect venous thromboembolism have made it possible to perform a series of randomized trials to evaluate various treatments of venous thromboembolism. 