1. Anticoagulation early after mechanical valve replacement: Improved management with patient self-testing 
Jess L. Thompson, MD, Harold M. Burkhart, MD, Richard C. Daly, MD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Lyle D. Joyce, MD, Rakesh M. Suri, MD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 146, Issue 3, Pages (September 2013)
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2. Figure 1
Flow chart.
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3. Figure 2
International normalized ratio (INR) test results in therapeutic range. A, Mean percentage of INR tests within therapeutic range in self-testing group (n = 86, light bars) and usual-care group (n = 93, dark bars). B, Mean percentage of time spent in therapeutic range in self-testing group (n = 86, light bars) and usual-care group (n = 93, dark bars).
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4. Figure 3
Typical time required to obtain international normalized ratio (INR) result. Total time included transportation, having blood drawn, and waiting for test results. Self-testing group (n = 78) indicated by light bars; usual-care group (n = 84), dark bars.
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