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Evaluation of a rapid centrifugation step (4500 g for 2 min) in coagulation assays to monitor direct oral anticoagulants

  • Justine Brulé , Solène Revy , Charlotte Faure , Romain Eschalier , Grégoire Massoullié , Thomas Tassin , Bruno Pereira , Thomas Sinegre and Aurélien Lebreton ORCID logo EMAIL logo

Corresponding author: Dr. Aurélien Lebreton, Service d’hématologie biologique, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Hôpital Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France, Phone: +33 4 73 750 200, Fax: +33 4 73 750 215
aJustine Brulé and Solène Revy contributed equally to this work.

Acknowledgments

The authors sincerely thank E. Andermarcher for editing the English.

  1. Author contributions: J. Brule, S. Revy, C. Faure and T. Tassin performed all the laboratory experiments, processed the data and wrote the manuscript. R. Eschalier and G. Massoulié screened and recruited patients. B. Pereira performed the statistical analysis. T. Sinegre revised the manuscript and added comments. A. Lebreton designed the study, processed the data and wrote the manuscript. All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: This study was supported by a grant of Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital.

  3. Employment or leadership: None declared.

  4. Honorarium: None declared.

  5. Competing interests: The funding organization(s) played no role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.

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Received: 2018-04-20
Accepted: 2018-07-03
Published Online: 2018-07-23
Published in Print: 2018-12-19

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