Anticoagulation early after mechanical valve replacement: Improved management with patient self-testing  Jess L. Thompson, MD, Harold M. Burkhart, MD,

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Anticoagulation early after mechanical valve replacement: Improved management with patient self-testing  Jess L. Thompson, MD, Harold M. Burkhart, MD, Richard C. Daly, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Lyle D. Joyce, MD, Rakesh M. Suri, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 146, Issue 3, Pages 599-604 (September 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.088 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Flow chart. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 599-604DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.088) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 International normalized ratio (INR) test results in therapeutic range. A, Mean percentage of INR tests within therapeutic range in self-testing group (n = 86, light bars) and usual-care group (n = 93, dark bars). B, Mean percentage of time spent in therapeutic range in self-testing group (n = 86, light bars) and usual-care group (n = 93, dark bars). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 599-604DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.088) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Typical time required to obtain international normalized ratio (INR) result. Total time included transportation, having blood drawn, and waiting for test results. Self-testing group (n = 78) indicated by light bars; usual-care group (n = 84), dark bars. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 599-604DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.088) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions