The CoaguChek XS system (Roche Diagnostics) comprises a meter and specifically designed test strips that can analyse a blood sample (fresh capillary blood or fresh untreated whole venous blood) and ...

CHICAGO (May 15, 2017): By combining a conventional laboratory measurement of blood clotting time (known as the International Normalized Ratio or INR) with a new test of blood clot strength, based ...

Thirteen patients with liver disease and an abnormal prothrombin time refractory to vitamin K therapy were studied (Tables 1 and 2). None of the patients were actively bleeding, and none had received ...

Stress Causes Lower INR in VTE Patients Not on Blood Thinners The effect of psychological distress on clotting times and clotting factors varies in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) and ...

Because of a patient's ongoing physiological changes, what was initially an ideal dosage of a medication such as warfarin may become not-so-ideal as time passes. The drug could end up keeping the ...

As Pharma giant Roche continues its dive into the digital health realm, it is releasing a new self-testing device for INR or blood coagulation levels, that can wirelessly connect to a smartphone app.

Roche unveiled a new app for patients on anticoagulation therapy, allowing them to see results from their at-home blood clotting tests on an iOS device. The app connects via Bluetooth to the CoaguChek ...

Encephalopathic neonates undergoing therapeutic hypothermia have increased risk for coagulopathy secondary to perinatal asphyxia and effects of cooling on the coagulation enzyme cascade.

Point-of-care coagulometers (the CoaguChek XS system and the INRatio2 PT/INR monitor) for self-monitoring coagulation status in people on long-term vitamin K antagonist therapy who have atrial ...