1. International normalized ratio self-management after mechanical heart valve replacement: is an early start advantageous? 
Heinrich Körtke, MD, Reiner Körfer, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 72, Issue 1, Pages (July 2001)
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2. Fig 1
Early mortality according to valve position and study group. (AVR = aortic valve replacement; MVR = mitral valve replacement.)
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3. Fig 2
Late mortality according to valve position and study group. (Abbreviations as in Figure 1.)
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4. Fig 3 Distribution of study drop-outs. ∗∗∗p ≤ 0.001.
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5. Fig 4 Reasons for study drop-outs.
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6. Fig 5
Distribution of risk factors between the two groups. 1 Men, body weight 15% higher than normal; women, body weight 10% higher than normal. 2 Blood pressure greater than 150/60 mm Hg. (AF = artrial fibrillation; n.s. = not significant.) ∗p ≤ 0.05.
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7. Fig 6 ESCAT-1 observation period for 600 patients.
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8. Fig 7
Percentages within the therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) range. (∗∗p ≤ 0.01; ∗∗∗p ≤ )
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9. Fig 8
Grade III complications, with a significant difference (∗p = 0.04) between the two groups.
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10. Fig 9
Freedom from grade III thromboembolic or hemorrhagic complications. (post op = postoperative; cum. = cumulative.)
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11. Fig 10
Course of grade III complications during 24 months postoperatively.
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