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  2. CHA2DS2–VASc score - Wikipedia

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    The European Society of Cardiology (ESC), [21] and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) [23] guidelines recommend that if the patient has a CHA 2 DS 2-VASc score of 2 and above, oral anticoagulation therapy (OAC) with a vitamin K antagonist (VKA, e.g. warfarin with target INR of 2-3) or one of the direct oral anticoagulant ...

  3. Management of acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Information card published by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute urging people with symptoms of angina to call the emergency medical services.. Because of the relationship between the duration of myocardial ischemia and the extent of damage to heart muscle, public health services encourage people experiencing possible acute coronary syndrome symptoms or those around them to ...

  4. Coronary artery bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    Warfarin is also stopped for the same reason and the patient starts taking heparin products after the INR falls below 2.0. [20] [21] After the angiogram is reviewed by the surgical team, targets are selected (that is, which native arteries will be bypassed and where the anastomosis should be placed).

  5. Prothrombin time - Wikipedia

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    The normal range for a healthy person not using warfarin is 0.8–1.2, and for people on warfarin therapy an INR of 2.0–3.0 is usually targeted, although the target INR may be higher in particular situations, such as for those with a mechanical heart valve. If the INR is outside the target range, a high INR indicates a higher risk of bleeding ...

  6. Warfarin - Wikipedia

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    Warfarin is indicated for the prophylaxis and treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, pulmonary embolism; [9] prophylaxis and treatment of thromboembolic complications associated with atrial fibrillation and/or cardiac valve replacement; [9] and reduction in the risk of death, recurrent myocardial infarction, and thromboembolic events such as stroke or systemic embolization after ...

  7. INR self-monitoring - Wikipedia

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    The study was a prospective, randomized, non-blinded trial for which the patients were randomized into two groups, (i) weekly INR self-testing and (ii) monthly INR clinic-testing, using a stratified method of adaptive-allocation that was determined according to the duration of anti-coagulation and the indication for Warfarin. Although the study ...

  8. Reference ranges for blood tests - Wikipedia

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    PT reference varies between laboratory kits – INR is standardised INR: 0.9 [5] 1.2 [5] The INR is a corrected ratio of a patient's PT to normal Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) 18, [15] 30 [5] [18] 28, [15] 42, [5] 45 [18] s: Thrombin clotting time (TCT) 11: 18: s: Fibrinogen: 1.7, [15] 2.0 [5] 3.6, [5] 4.2 [15] g/L: Antithrombin ...

  9. Direct factor Xa inhibitors - Wikipedia

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    The monitoring of warfarin and keeping the international normalized ratio (INR) between 2.0 and 3.0, along with avoiding over and under treatment, has driven a search for an alternative. [3] [14] A naturally occurring inhibitor of factor Xa was reported in 1971 by Spellman et al. from the dog hookworm. [15]