risk factors for persistently elevated INR
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Introduction
Risk factors for persistently elevated INR with warfarin therapy
- lower weekly warfarin maintenance dose
- older age
- higher index (target) INR
- decompensated congestive heart failure
- cancer
- superwarfarin (rat poison)[2]
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Additional terms
References
- ↑ Journal Watch 21(21):168, 2001 Hylek et al Ann Intern Med 135:393, 2001
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NEJM Knowledge+ Hematology
Spahr JE, Maul JS, Rodgers GM. Superwarfarin poisoning: a report of two cases and review of the literature. Am J Hematol. 2007 Jul;82(7):656-60. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17022046 Free article. Review.