Is It Safe and Effective to Reduce the Target Anticoagulation Range for Patients With Mechanical Prosthetic Aortic Valves? [1]
Mohamed and Asimakopoulos published a best evidence topic regarding the optimal INR target for patients with mechanical aortic valves. They analyzed a total of 922 studies and identified seven studies suitable for best evidence analysis. With regards to their results, a target INR below the standard INR target of 2-3 in patients without thrombogenic risk factors seems to be safe and did not increase the risk of thromboembolic events.