Oral Anticoagulants For Venous Thromboembolism Research Articles

Weekly INR self-testing did not reduce stroke, major bleeding, or death more than monthly clinic testing

ACP Journal Club18 January 2011Weekly INR self-testing did not reduce stroke, major bleeding, or death more than monthly clinic testingDaniel M. Witt, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CACPDaniel M. Witt, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, CACPKaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA (D.M.W.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-2-201101180-02004 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationMatchar DB, Jacobson A, Dolor R, et al. Effect of home testing of international normalized ratio on clinical events. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:1608-20. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20961244Clinical Impact RatingsGIM/FP/GP: Cardiology: Hematology: References1 Garcia-Alamino JM, Ward AM, Alonso-Coello P, et al. Self-monitoring and self-management of oral anticoagulation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(4):CD003839. [PMID: 20393937] Google Scholar2 Cundiff DK. Clinical evidence for rebound hypercoagulability after discontinuing oral anticoagulants for venous thromboembolism. Medscape J Med. 2008;10:258. [PMID: 19099008] Google Scholar3 Rodger MA, Kahn SR, Wells PS, et al. Identifying unprovoked thromboembolism patients at low risk for recurrence who can discontinue anticoagulant therapy. CMAJ. 2008;179:417-26. [PMID: 18725614] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA (D.M.W.)This article was published at Annals.org on 4 January 2011. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoReview: Positive D-dimer results predict recurrence after first unprovoked VTE regardless of test timing or cutpoint, or patient age Daniel M. Witt Metrics 18 January 2011Volume 154, Issue 2Page: JC1-4KeywordsAnticoagulantsHemorrhageObesityPatientsQuality of lifeStroke ePublished: 18 January 2011 Issue Published: 18 January 2011 CopyrightCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...