Standard therapy to prevent recurrent venous thromboembolism includes 3 to 12 months of treatment with full-dose warfarin with a target international normalized ratio (INR) between 2.0 and 3.0.

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 ...

a Patient had a surgical procedure in April for which his warfarin was discontinued for five days. b During this visit, the patient was prescribed prednisone 10 mg orally daily and his warfarin dosage ...

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Purpose. The case of a patient who developed elevated International Normalized Ratio (INR) values after concomitant administration of warfarin and erlotinib is reported. Summary. A 47-year-old ...

For patients on long-term oral anticoagulation therapy, use of point-of-care devices is associated with lower rates of death and major thromboembolic events compared with laboratory determinations of ...

ASYMPTOMATIC ELEVATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL normalized ratio (INR) is a common problem associated with hemorrhage. Evidence from randomized controlled trials supports the use of low-dose oral vitamin ...

Genetic variants of the enzyme that metabolizes warfarin, cytochrome P-450 2C9 (CYP2C9), and of a key pharmacologic target of warfarin, vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKORC1), contribute to differences ...