Relation between frequency of activated partial prothrombin time measurements and clinical outcomes in patients after initiation of dabigatran: A two-center cooperative study

Background: Although activated partial prothrombin time (aPTT) has often been used as a biomarker for evaluating the safety of dabigatran use in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), the optimal frequency of aPTT measurements is unclear. This study aimed to identify the frequency di...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Yamashita, FJCC, MD, PhD, Shigeo Horinaka, MD, Noritaka Matsuhashi, MD, Naoko Suzuki, MD, Shinya Suzuki, MD, Takayuki Ohtsuka, MD, Kouichi Sagara, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-02-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427614000970