Table 3.
Number of therapeutic International Normalized Ratio level before and after counseling
Warfarin indication | Therapeutic INR level before counselling | Therapeutic INR level after counselling | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Atrial Fibrillation | 64/136 (47.1) | 97/136 (71.3) | < 0.0001 |
Deep Venous Thrombosis | 24/64 (37.5) | 42/64 (65.6) | < 0.0001 |
Stroke | 4/13 (30.8) | 9/13 (69.2) | < 0.0001 |
Pulmonary Embolism | 7/26 (26.9) | 22/26 (84.6) | < 0.0001 |
Valve disease/replacement | 7/42 (16.7) | 38/42 (90.5) | < 0.0001 |
Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction | 0/4 (0) | 4/4 (100) | < 0.0001 |
Total | 106/285 (37.2) | 212/285 (74.4) | < 0.0001 |
For each warfarin indication, the number of patients who have reached the target INR level is illustrated above
Data are shown as number of patients over total with percentages in brackets