ATS Medical has teamed with Quality Assured Services (QAS), a recognized name in home anticoagulation management, to provide additional peace of mind to ATS Open Pivot® Mechanical Heart Valve recipients seeking to resume normal, healthy, happy lives. Oral anticoagulation management can substantially reduce the risk of bleeding or stroke and keep patients on track for excellent outcomes. Systematic and consistent home monitoring of the patient’s prescribed therapeutic range (INR), established after cardiac surgery, is vital to proper anticoagulation therapy.

QAS offers a full line of FDA-approved home INR monitoring devices and
coordinates all aspects of patient training, reimbursement and communication of results and providing a closed-loop program to assure a continuum of care.

• For the patient: Home INR testing helps promote increased compliance, giving patients a personal stake in managing their own anticoagulation therapy
• For the surgeon: Home INR monitoring helps ensure satisfaction with the selection of a mechanical valve and allows for increased compliance and excellent outcomes
• For the clinician: Patients are kept in their prescribed therapeutic range with frequent, accurate data reporting that can lead to better dosage adjustments

Go to www.ptinr.com for more information on QAS home INR monitoring.