Devices are available that enable patients who take warfarin to measure their INR values at home. Patients with such devices can adjust their warfarin doses as needed after phone consultations ...

In these instances, the point-of-care INR in patients taking dabigatran was falsely elevated, thereby raising concerns that such inaccuracies might affect patient care. "We obviously don't ...

The incidence of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation is greatly reduced by oral anticoagulation, with the full effect seen at international normalized ratio (INR) values of 2.0 or greater.