Real-World Impact of Setting a Narrow International Normalized Ratio Target Range in the Management of Older Adult Patients on Warfarin

Conclusion:
Patients assigned to a narrow INR target range in real-world practice spent a significantly lower amount of time below an INR of 3.0 compared to conventional INR target range with lower incidents of bleeding complications and no increase in subtherapeutic INRs.

Source: Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - August 3, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Ong, P. Y. S., Koomanan, N., Cheen, M. H. H., Lai, Y. F., Lim, S. H., Kong, M. C., Ng, H. J. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research