Renal & Urology News: Elevated INR in Older Adults on Warfarin May Not Be Tied to Risk for Brain Bleeding After Head Trauma Authors say findings warrant re-examining approach to managing anticoagulation in older adults. (HealthDay News) — Having a supratherapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) while taking warfarin ... Elevated INR in Older Adults on Warfarin May Not Be Tied to Risk for Brain Bleeding After Head Trauma Similar number of out-of-range next INR values for patients with, without extended testing interval (HealthDay News) — For stable warfarin-treated patients, extended international normalized ratio ...
TCTMD: FDA: ROCKET AF Results Not Affected by Faulty INR Testing in Warfarin Arm The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that inaccurate results from the point-of-care device used to measure international normalized ratio (INR) values in warfarin-treated patients ... FDA: ROCKET AF Results Not Affected by Faulty INR Testing in Warfarin Arm All patients received oral warfarin at a dose of 1 mg/daily as prophylaxis beginning the day after the catheter was positioned. An INR of more than 1.5 was considered significantly elevated. Results: ...
