Implications of using different methods to characterise anticoagulant control in patients with second generation mechanical heart valve prostheses.

OBJECTIVE:Characterisation of anticoagulant control is fundamental to investigations of its association with clinical outcome. Anticoagulant control depends on several factors. This paper aims to illustrate the implications of different methods for measuring and analysing anticoagulant control in pa...

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Main Authors: Francesca Fiorentino, Chris A Rogers, Alan J Bryan, Gianni D Angelini, Barnaby C Reeves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4079318?pdf=render