Journal article
Comparison of international normalized ratio audit parameters in patients enrolled in GARFIELD‐AF and treated with vitamin K antagonists
Abstract
Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) requires monitoring of the international normalized ratio (INR). We evaluated the agreement between two INR audit parameters, frequency in range (FIR) and proportion of time in the therapeutic range (TTR), using data from a global population of patients with newly diagnosed non-valvular AF, the Global Anticoagulant Registry in the FIELD-Atrial Fibrillation …
Authors
Fitzmaurice DA; Accetta G; Haas S; Kayani G; Luciardi HL; Misselwitz F; Pieper K; Cate HT; Turpie AGG; Kakkar AK
Journal
British Journal of Haematology, Vol. 174, No. 4, pp. 610–623
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
8 2016
DOI
10.1111/bjh.14084
ISSN
0007-1048