Retrospective study of patients' persistence on treatment with vitamin K antagonists in the setting of an anticoagulation clinic in Italy. Issue 2 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fiorelli, Elisa M.; Ricci, Silvia; Birocchi, Simone; Carpani, Giovanni; Cattaneo, Marco
• Is Part Of: Thrombosis research. Volume 136:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 484
• Page End: 485
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Thrombosis -- Periodicals; 616.135
• DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.06.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0049-3848

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab0005"> <title id="st0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0020"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="u0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0055">Low persistence on vitamin K antagonists (VKA) increases the thromboembolic risk</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0060">Persistence on VKA at an anticoagulation clinic in 2013 was retrospectively checked</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0065">64 of 483 patients did not attend the first visit at the anticoagulation clinic</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0070">23.9% of 419 patients prematurely discontinued their regular follow-up visits</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0075">Discontinuation of VKA appeared unjustified in 8.8% of patients</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>