What is the effect of home testing of international normalized ratio on clinical events?
Matchar et al. (2010) conducted a study to evaluate the effect of home testing of international normalized ratio on clinical events. The study concluded that home testing of international normalized ratio had significant positive impact on clinical events, as demonstrated by the lower risk of ischemic stroke, major bleeding, and death among patients who received home testing compared to those who did not receive home testing. Furthermore, the study also found that home testing could reduce the time to start anticoagulant treatment and improve anticoagulant control. 