Prospective randomised trial examining the impact of an educational intervention versus usual care on anticoagulation therapy control based on an SAMe-TT 2 R 2 score-guided strategy in anticoagulant-naïve Thai patients with atrial fibrillation (TREATS-AF): A study protocol

• Main Authors: Arintaya Phrommintikul, Surakit Nathisuwan, Siriluck Gunaparn, Rungroj Krittayaphong, Wanwarang Wongcharoen, Sukhi Sehmi, Samir Mehta, Neil Winkles, Peter Brocklehurst, Jonathan Mathers, Sue Jowett, Kate Jolly, Deirdre Lane, G. Neil Thomas, Gregory Y.H. Lip
• Other Authors: Siriraj Hospital
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/77764
• Institution: Mahidol University

Introduction The burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Thailand is high and associated with increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Vitamin K antagonists (eg, warfarin), commonly used for stroke prevention in patients with AF in Thailand, are effective but are often suboptimally control...