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 ...

Atrial fibrillation patients with mental illness are less likely to receive warfarin anticoagulation; those who do receive warfarin have excess risk of over-anticoagulation. Objectives: To determine ...

There are about 70 million baby boomers in the United States, many now over age 65. As people age, rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases rise, leading to more use of blood thinners such ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low-dose oral vitamin K reduced the international normalized ratio among overanticoagulated patients who ...

A study has challenged the long-standing belief that older adults taking warfarin with high International Normalized Ratio (INR) levels are at increased risk of brain bleeding after falls. Researchers ...

Background: A potential drug interaction exists between oral corticosteroids and warfarin, but there is limited documentation. Objective: To evaluate the potential drug interaction between oral ...

This ADE-assessment program was considered a clinical process improvement effort, and patient care was given the highest priority. Therefore, results were evaluated as data were collected, and ...