November 17, 2009 — A new post hoc analysis of the RE-LY trial shows that dabigatran etexilate (Boehringer Ingelheim) is noninferior in the lower dose and superior in the higher dose to warfarin for ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — Patients with hip fractures who also take warfarin have a quicker correction of INR when they receive vitamin K within 4 hours of admission, according to study results presented at the ...

Researchers have found an association between treatment with the antibiotic dicloxacillin and a decrease in international normalized ratio (INR; a measure of blood coagulation) levels among patients ...

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 ...

Patients have poor knowledge of warfarin, which may increase their risk of serious side effects, according to new research. Patients have poor knowledge of warfarin which may increase their risk of ...

Many patients with good INR control on warfarin won’t maintain a high time in therapeutic range (TTR) even a year later, making past TTR a poor predictor of clinical outcomes in patients with A-fib, a ...

Previous studies have shown increased sensitivity to warfarin immediately after heart valve replacement. [3,4,6] These studies were based on comparison of warfarin response between cardiac surgical ...

Apixaban reliably benefits patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) irrespective of their predicted bleeding or stroke risk and regardless of the risk score used. The findings, from a secondary ...

Digoxin was shown to be dangerous at high levels for atrial fibrillation (Afib) patients in a randomized trial. Meanwhile, another study suggested the benefit of genotyping for better warfarin ...