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Had lung embolism 20 yrs. ago and maintained on 4 mg. of warfarin. md has always wanted inr at about 1.61. this a good idea, right? why not 2 to 3.0?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

You are right: It should be between 2-3. See the attached publication, table 1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1305837/

Answered 9/8/2016

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A member asked:

Had lung embolism 20 yrs. ago and maintained on 4 mg. of warfarin. md has always wanted inr at about 1.61. this a good idea, right? why not 2 to 3.0?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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