We will investigate if it is feasible to use double maintenance dose for the first two administrations of vitamin K antagonists when these drugs were temporarily interrupted and thus keep the time of an increased risk of thromboembolism and duration of "bridging" at a minimum. The control group will consist of patients who resume vitamin K antagonists at their usual maintenance dose. The aim of the study is to establish how to best restart anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists after temporal withdrawal of these drugs. The main outcome parameter will be the proportion of patients who are back to a therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) ratio at certain days after restarting vitamin K antagonists. Two additional parameters will be evaluated: Firstly, bleeding and thromboembolic complications will be reported and secondly, a possible prothrombotic state, measured as an elevation of D-dimer, at the initiation of anticoagulation will be evaluated.