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. 2020 May 16;192:73–74. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.05.024

Table 1.

Patient characteristics for those with an INR >8 in 2019 and 2020.

Patient characteristics
2020
n = 30
2019
n = 6
n % n %
Gender (male) 16 53 4 67
Age (years), mean [sd] 71 [14.5) 70 [16.7]



Ethnicity
White 16 53 4 67
Black 8 27 2 33
Hispanic 4 13
Asian 2 7
Care home resident 3 10 1 17



Indication for anticoagulation
AF 12 40
APS 2 7
VTE 8 27 6 100
LV Thrombus 2 7
Aortic valve replacement 2 7
Mitral valve replacement 1 3
CVA embolic 2 7



INR target range
2–3 26 87 3 50
2.5–3.5 2 7 3 50
3–4 2 7

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; APS, antiphospholipid syndrome; VTE, venous thromboembolism; LV, left ventricular thrombus; CVA, cerebral vascular accident; SD, standard deviation.

Included DVT, PE, renal vein thrombosis, cerebral sinus vein thrombosis, portal vein thrombosis.