Variation in warfarin dose adjustment practice is responsible for differences in the quality of anticoagulation control between centers and countries: an analysis of patients receiving warfarin in the randomized evaluation of long-term anticoagulation therapy (RE-LY) trial.

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Published in Circulation on October 01, 2012

Authors

Harriette G C Van Spall1, Lars Wallentin, Salim Yusuf, John W Eikelboom, Robby Nieuwlaat, Sean Yang, Conrad Kabali, Paul A Reilly, Michael D Ezekowitz, Stuart J Connolly

Author Affiliations

1: Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, and Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada. harriette.vanspall@phri.ca

Associated clinical trials:

Randomized Evaluation of Long Term Anticoagulant Therapy (RE-LY) With Dabigatran Etexilate | NCT00262600

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