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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1527
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Cardiff, Wales CF14 4XW, United Kingdom

This study confirms the findings of several other trials which have shown a benefit from self-managed anticoagulation in comparison to conventional management, in terms of a greater number of International Normalized Ratio (INR) values within the chosen target range. The importance of good quality anticoagulation control cannot be over-emphasised, as it has been shown that poor control, with a high percentage of INRs outside the target range, is a major independent risk factor for reduced long-term survival after . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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