Benefit of Self-Managed Anticoagulation in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device.

CONCLUSION:  We found that INR self-management is superior regarding the efficiency of post-LVAD anticoagulation therapy when compared with telemedical (CS)-based INR management in a small study cohort. Intensive training by experienced staff was able to replace CS.
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Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - December 1, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Vogeler E, Dieterlen MT, Garbade J, Lehmann S, Jawad K, Borger MA, Meyer AL Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research