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Genotype-guided therapy improves initial acenocoumarol dosing. Results from a prospective randomised study.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jan 2016
Cerezo-Manchado Juan Jose, Roldán Vanessa, Corral Javier, Rosafalco Mario, Antón Ana Isabel, Padilla Jose, Vicente Vicente, González-Conejero Rocio
Abstract excerpt
A few trials so far have evaluated the effectiveness of algorithms designed to calculate doses in oral anticoagulant therapy, with negative or contradictory results. We compared a genotype-guided algorithm vs physician management for the initiation of acenocoumarol. In a two-arm, prospective, randomised study with patients with atrial fibrillation who started therapy, the first dose was administered to all...
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