Vitamin K antagonist use: Evidence of the difficulty of achieving and maintaining target INR range and subsequent consequences

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Schein, Jeff R ^a   White, C Michael ^b,c   Nelson, Winnie W ^a   Kluger, Jeffrey ^c   Mearns, Elizabeth S ^b   Coleman, Craig I ^b,c  

^a JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; International normalized ratio; Venous thromboembolism; Vitamin K antagonists

Indexed keywords

ANTIVITAMIN K; WARFARIN;

ACCURACY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84973551908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12959-016-0088-y     Document Type: Review

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