Safety and efficacy of using portable coagulation monitor for INR examination after left-sided mechanical prosthetic valve replacement

Safety and efficacy of using portable coagulation monitor for INR examination after left-sided mechanical prosthetic valve replacement

Abstract Background Time in therapeutic range (TTR) is an index to assess the effectiveness of anticoagulation and is important to predict the risk of bleeding and thrombosis in patients taking warfarin. In recent years, the portable coagulation monitor, a point-of-care testing device for patients t...

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Main Authors: Yue Shen, Fu-xiu Zhong, Xue-shan Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Coagulation monitor
Warfarin therapy
Mechanical prosthetic valve
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-02046-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-022-02046-8

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