Comparison of 10-mg and 5-mg Warfarin Initiation Nomograms Together with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Outpatient Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Trial

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Comparison of 10-mg and 5-mg Warfarin Initiation Nomograms Together with Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Outpatient Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism

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Table 1. 5-mg Warfarin Initiation Nomogram

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Figure 1. 10-mg warfarin initiation nomogram. All patients receive 10 mg on day 1 and day 2. INR = international normalized ratio.

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Table 2. Comparison of the 10-mg and 5-mg Nomogram Groups

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Figure 2. Time to therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR) in each study group.