Educational intervention improves anticoagulation control in atrial fibrillation patients: the TREAT randomised trial.
<h4>Background</h4>Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF), most commonly with warfarin, requires maintenance of a narrow therapeutic target (INR 2.0 to 3.0) and is often poorly controlled in practice. Poor patient-understanding surrounding AF and its treatment may contribute to th...
Main Authors: | Danielle E Clarkesmith, Helen M Pattison, Gregory Y H Lip, Deirdre A Lane |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24040156/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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