Publications by authors named "Raffaele Bochicchio"
Article Synopsis
- Older patients (80+) with atrial fibrillation (AF) are often not prescribed oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) due to bleeding risks, prompting a study to compare low and standard PT/INR targets in this group.
- The study involved 116 patients, with one group (A) targeted at a lower PT/INR (2.0) and the other (B) at a standard level (2.5), assessing outcomes like time in therapeutic range (TTR) and incidents of bleeding or stroke over 2 years.
- Results showed that group A had a significantly higher TTR and fewer high PT/INR values, suggesting that a lower PT/INR target is both effective and
