Oxford, UK - Results of a meta-analysis show that self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation by patients was superior to usual care in reducing thromboembolic events, with a risk reduction of 49% [1].

Interactive voice response systems may help improve monitoring of patients taking anticoagulants such as warfarin while reducing the workload of clinical staff, found a study by Ottawa researchers in ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation receiving routine medical care within a large managed care organization were found to have suboptimal anticoagulation control. Retrospective cross-sectional study of ...

DURHAM, NC, UNITED STATES, November 11, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Entegrion, Inc., a leading developer of innovative solutions for clinical diagnosis and management ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is predictive of higher costs for stroke care, in part due to the influence of AF on stroke severity. Costs associated with severe strokes, which are more likely in patients ...

When atrial fibrillation (AF) is detected after a cerebrovascular event, it should be treated with oral anticoagulation: that’s the general consensus of stroke experts speaking in a session on ...

For patients on long-term oral anticoagulation therapy, use of point-of-care devices is associated with lower rates of death and major thromboembolic events compared with laboratory determinations of ...

Odds of an uncomplicated pregnancy with a live birth were lower for mothers with mechanical valves versus biological valves. Risks from anticoagulation appeared highest with low-molecular-weight ...

However scant, the available data on pregnant women with prosthetic valves did suggest worse outcomes with mechanical prosthetics and low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)-based anticoagulation. In a ...