determination and the implementation of preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic medical
strategies. However, the ESC Guidelines do not override in any way whatsoever the …

Patients and caregivers play a central role in health care safety in the hospital, ambulatory
care setting, and community. Despite this, interventions to promote patient engagement in …

Background: There are few contemporary data on the mortality and morbidity associated
with rheumatic heart disease or information on their predictors. We report the 2-year follow …

Bleeding complications after cardiac surgery are common and are associated with
increased morbidity and mortality. Their etiology is multifactorial, and treatment decisions …

Oral anticoagulant therapies with the anti-vitamin K drugs (AVK), warfarin, acenocoumarol
and phenprocoumon, are employed in primary and secondary anti-thrombotic prophylaxis in …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought restriction to the movement of people due to
the implementation of lockdown across various regions around the world. In India, most of …

Purpose To describe the expanding role of telemedicine in healthcare, the key criteria
required for a successful device and program implementation, and the current and future …

Point-of-care testing (POCT) performed by the patient at home, paired with eHealth
technologies, offers a wealth of opportunities to develop individualized, empowering clinical …

Aim To compare the effects of different strategies for warfarin self-care. Methods PubMed,
EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, and OpenGrey were …

Abstract Introduction Novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and warfarin care bundles (eg
genotyping, patient self-testing or self-management) are alternatives to usual warfarin care …