Тип публикации: статья из журнала
Год издания: 2018
Идентификатор DOI: 10.21103/Article8(4)_OA4
Ключевые слова: portable coagulometers, international normalized ratio, atrial fibrillation, Warfarin
Аннотация: Background: Warfarin is still, in some cases, the only medication to prevent thromboembolic complications. Warfarin intake imposes regular INR monitoring, which can be performed domiciliary. Currently, in the Russian market, there are two models of automatic portable blood coagulometers: CoaguChek XS (Germany) and qLabs ElectroMeteПоказать полностьюr (China). The main problem of portable coagulometers is their high cost and high cost of operation, which the majority of patients cannot afford. To explore the demand for development of a Russian coagulometer with a more affordable price, a questionnaire survey was carried out among the patients who needed this device. Methods and Results: We surveyed 70 patients taking Warfarin, with 5 years duration paroxysmal, persistent/or stable atrial fibrillation of nonvalvular etiology, having >= 2 CHADS-VASc score for thrombembolia risk assessment and
Журнал: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE
Выпуск журнала: Vol. 8, Is. 4
Номера страниц: 292-295
ISSN журнала: 21580510
Место издания: NEW YORK
Издатель: INT MEDICAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP