Table 7. Simple guidelines for target INR for various conditions
Prophylactic of venous thrombosis (high risk surgery). Treatment of venous thrombosis. Treatment of pulmonary embolism. Prevention of systemic embolism. Tissue heart valves. Acute myocardial infarction. Valvular heart disease. Atrial fibrillation. . Mechanical prosthetic valves (high risk). Bileaflet mechanical valve in aortic position. Certain patients with thrombosis and the antiphospholipid syndrome.