Predictors of warfarin non-adherence in younger adults after valve replacement surgery in the South Pacific.
Linda J Thomson MangnallDavid W SibbrittNihaya Al-SheyabRobyn D GallagherPublished in: Heart Asia (2016)
While medication adherence is complex and multifactorial, the consequences of warfarin non-adherence are potentially catastrophic. These results provide an important first step towards the development of country-specific and disease-specific strategies to improve warfarin adherence.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- venous thromboembolism
- oral anticoagulants
- glycemic control
- aortic valve
- mitral valve
- type diabetes
- heart failure
- aortic stenosis
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- left ventricular
- acute coronary syndrome
- weight loss
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction