Nonadherence with INR Monitoring and Anticoagulant Complications

INTRODUCTION: This study tests the hypothesis that nonadherence with INR monitoring is associated with an increased risk for warfarin-related bleeding and thrombosis and describes patient characteristics associated with INR monitoring nonadherence. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective, longitudinal, matched cohort study wherein patients were categorized into adherent and nonadherent cohorts; adherent patients were matched 2:1 to …