Reiffel James A
Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Columbia University.
J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2017 Mar 15;8(3):2643-2646. doi: 10.19102/icrm.2017.080302. eCollection 2017 Mar.
Anticoagulation with warfarin has been used for over 60 years; however, its administration is fraught with difficulty since many factors can affect warfarin dosing. The concept of time in therapeutic range (TTR) has become a popular way to report warfarin management and compare anticoagulation management across clinical trials. However, TTR is a much more complex concept than most clinicians and trialists recognize. This manuscript attempts to discuss some of the important factors underlying this complexity and presents a suggestion to improve reports on TTR.
华法林抗凝治疗已应用超过60年;然而,由于许多因素会影响华法林的剂量,其应用充满困难。治疗范围内时间(TTR)的概念已成为一种常用的报告华法林治疗管理情况以及在临床试验中比较抗凝治疗管理情况的方式。然而,TTR是一个比大多数临床医生和试验者所认识到的更为复杂的概念。本文试图探讨造成这种复杂性的一些重要因素,并提出改进TTR报告的建议。