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Warfarin dose capping avoided supratherapeutic INRs in hospitalized elderly


 

REPORTING FROM THSNA 2018


He acknowledged certain limitations of the study, including its single-center design, relatively small sample size, and lack of clinical endpoints. “I’d like to be able to tie this to something like reduced bleeding events,” Dr. Falsetta said. “I think that’s something we need to explore in the future.”

Dr. Falsetta reported having no financial disclosures.

SOURCE: Falsetta J et al. THSNA 2018.

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