Publications I and II are based on results which form my Ph. D. thesis entitled: Self-
management of oral anticoagulant therapy. Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University …

Objectives: Atrial fibrillation is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke and anticoagulation
therapy is indicated to reduce risk. Dabigatran is a new oral anticoagulant that does not …

Background Despite consensus guideline recommendations, the use of warfarin patient self‐
management (PSM) in the US healthcare system remains small in comparison to European …

Patient self-management (PSM) of oral anticoagulation is under discussion, because
evidence from real-life settings is missing. Using data from a nationwide, prospective cohort …

Background Patient-self-management (PSM) of oral anticoagulant therapy with vitamin K
antagonists has demonstrated efficacy in randomized, controlled trials. However, the …

Although patient self‐management (PSM) of oral anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists
is recommended for patients requiring long‐term anticoagulation, important aspects are still …

Most computer-or internet-assisted systems for oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT)
telemanagement have limitations when it comes to implementation within a healthcare …

Epistaxis is one of the most frequent emergencies in rhinology. Patients using
anticoagulative medication are at increased risk for epistaxis. We evaluated the prothrombin …

2 Brinke A, Tagliavacca L, Naylor J, Green P, Giangrande P, Giannelli F. Two chimaeric
transcription units result from an inversion breaking intron 1 of the factor FVIII gene and a …

Background The patient self-management (PSM) is an effective approach for controlling the
international normalized ratio, INR, within the therapeutic range. Nevertheless, most of the …