Self-management program improves anticoagulation control and quality of life: a prospective randomized study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-269

  Soliman Hamad, Mohamed A ^a   van Eekelen, Ellen ^b   van Agt, Ton ^a   van Straten, Albert H M ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Thrombosis Service Region Eindhoven   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

International normalized ratio; Oral anticoagulation therapy; Prosthetic heart valve; Self management

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58349088527     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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