Why the study?
Does home POCT for VKA monitoring improve quality of life in patients requiring anticoagulation?
Does home POCT for VKA monitoring improve quality of life in patients requiring anticoagulation?
Home point-of-care testing for VKA monitoring may improve patient quality of life and serve as a viable alternative to DOACs in specific patient populations.
VKA monitoring using POCT at home may play a role in improving the patients' quality of life and may be considered as an alternative to the use of DOAC at least in certain settings of patients.
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