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Feasibility of a mobile anticoagulation telemedicine system using automated decision support
Karl Kreiner1, Jürgen Morak, Matthias Pinsker
1AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria. karl.kreiner@ait.ac.at
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|December 31, 2010
Abstract:
Anticoagulation is necessary for many patients after implantation of mechanical heart valves. In order to reduce the number of visits to a physician for the review of INR values, we propose a telemedicine system based on mobile phones for patients and physicians. Physicians are furthermore supported by a decision support system offering recommendations for therapy adjustments.
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