Journal article
Evaluation of the phospholipid-rich dilute Russell's viper venom assay to monitor oral anticoagulation in patients with lupus anticoagulant.
Abstract
The International Normalized Ratio (INR) is generally recommended to monitor anticoagulant therapy in patients treated with warfarin. However, there has been concern about the validity of the INR to monitor warfarin therapy in patients with lupus anticoagulant, particularly when there is prolongation of the baseline INR. An alternative approach is to use a chromogenic factor X assay that is not sensitive to lupus anticoagulant. However, this …
Authors
Thom J; Ivey L; Gilmore G; Eikelboom JW
Journal
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 353–357
Publication Date
June 2004
DOI
10.1097/00001721-200406000-00011
ISSN
0957-5235