Potential factors affecting the anticoagulation control in patients treated with warfarin: Results WARFARIN-TR study

Autor: Salih Kilic, Ahmet Çelik, Ali Sabri Seyis, Ozge Kurmus, Kamil Tülüce, Zeynep Yapan Emren, Ali Kemal Kalkan, Mehdi Zoghi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: International Journal of the Cardiovascular Academy, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 86-89 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8181
2405-819X
DOI: 10.4103/IJCA.IJCA_43_18
Popis: Background: In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the factors that might be caused by adequate anticoagulation control in patients treated with warfarin for any reason. Methods: The WARFARIN-TR (The Awareness, Efficacy, Safety, and Time in Therapeutic Range of Warfarin in Turkish Population) study included 4987 patients using warfarin between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014. Time in therapeutic range (TTR) was calculated according to F. R. Roosendaal's algorithm with linear interpolation. The study population divided into two groups; adequate international normalized ratio (INR) control when TTR ≥70% (Group 1, n = 1068, 21.4%) and inadequate INR control when TTR
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