Home monitoring can mean:
- Control - Better management of your time & care
- Convenience - Less need for Coumadin specific doctor's visits
- Savings - Of time and money
- More Frequent Testing - Which may mean a greater chance
you are "therapeutic"
1,2
- More Data - So your doctor has more information to guide your treatment
- Faster Interpretation of Results - Abnormal results are
reported immediately to your healthcare provider, therefore dosing adjustments
may be made faster, possibly preventing complications.
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To Prevent Major Bleeding Complications in Older Patients Receiving Warfarin.
Ann Intern Med. 2000;133:687-695
2. Jacobson A, et al. Results of The Home INR Study (THINRS). AHA Congress.
November 2008
3. Kortke H, Minami K, Breymann T, et al.INRself-management after mechanical
heart valve replacement: ESCAT. Z Kardiol.2001;90[6] 118-124.
4. Beyth RJ, Quinn L, Landefeld CS. A Multicomponent Intervention To Prevent
Major Bleeding Complications in Older Patients Receiving Warfarin. Ann Intern
Med. 2000;133:687-695