Why the study?
What is the quality of therapeutic control in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy?
Population
n=384 patients on continuous oral anticoagulant therapy
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 1 year
Authors
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Poor control common especially short-term; leaves open whether enhanced monitoring improves outcomes in prospective studies.
What is the quality of therapeutic control in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy?
A significant proportion of patients on oral anticoagulant therapy fail to maintain target therapeutic ranges, highlighting the need for improved monitoring and control.
Majumdar et al. (1985) studied this question.
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