Key result
Subtherapeutic INR during long-term warfarin therapy for mechanical valves is linked to increased complications.
Why the study?
Warfarin therapy is vital after mechanical heart valve surgery, but non-therapeutic INR levels during long-term anticoagulation can cause complications.
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Population
Mechanical heart valve surgery patients taking warfarin
Design
Qualitative study
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study examined mechanical heart valve surgery (HVS) patients' experiences with warfarin. Although warfarin therapy is of vital importance for heart valve patients, the lack of therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) levels in long-term anticoagulant therapy can cause various complications.
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Kankaya et al. (2022) studied this question. Warfarin therapy for mechanical heart valve surgery patients is vital, but the lack of therapeutic international normalized ratio levels in long-term treatment can cause various complications.
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