Knowledge of Patients with Mechanical Valve Prostheses Concerning Chronic Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Conocimiento de los pacientes portadores de prótesis valvular mecánica sobre la terapia de anticoagulación oral crónica Conhecimento de pacientes portadores de prótese valvar mecânica sobre a terapia com anticoagulação oral crônica

• Main Authors: Helena Teixeira Rocha (Author), Eneida Rejane Rabelo (Author), Graziella Aliti (Author), Emiliane Nogueira de Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adherence to chronic Oral Anticoagulant Therapy (OAT) is directly related to patients' understanding of the therapy. This study verified the knowledge of patients with mechanical valve prostheses concerning OAT. This is a contemporary cross-sectional study, the sample is composed of patients wi...