Patient self-management of anticoagulants reduced arterial thromboembolism and adverse effects

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Sam Schulman. ACP J Club. 2005 Jul-Aug.

. 2005 Jul-Aug;143(1):8.

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Comparing self-management of oral anticoagulant therapy with clinic management: a randomized trial.
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International normalized ratio patient self-management for mechanical valves: is it safe enough?
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International normalized ratio self-management lowers the risk of thromboembolic events after prosthetic heart valve replacement.
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Individual patient meta-analysis of self-monitoring of an oral anticoagulation protocol.
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[Anticoagulants. Self management is safer].
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Managing mechanical valves with reduced anticoagulation.
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