Introduction of Point-of-Care Testing in Japanese Outpatient Clinics Is Associated With Improvement in Time in Therapeutic Range in Anticoagulant-Treated Patients.

Conclusions: The introduction of POC testing was associated with an improvement in TTR, mainly through a reduction in the time spent below the target INR.
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Source: Circulation Journal - April 8, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Okuyama Y, Matsuo M, Matsuo H, Sakaguchi Y, Takai H, Horiguchi Y, Ryomoto T, Adachi S, Amano T, Togawa M, Masuda M, Minamiguchi H, Nanto S, Komuro I, Sakata Y Tags: Circ J Source Type: research