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Tag: warfarin

  • Tattoos on Anticoagulants

    At times, patients on anticoagulants are considering getting a tattoo.  I am not aware of any medical publication assessing the amount of bleeding with tattooing on warfarin or other anticoagulants.

  • Tattoos and Blood Thinners

    At times, individuals who are on blood thinners are considering getting a tattoo.  I am not aware of any medical publication assessing the amount of bleeding that were to occur if a patient got a tattoo while on warfarin or other blood thinners.

  • Coumadin Clinics – Finding One Near You

    If you are on warfarin (Coumadin®, Jantoven®) you need to be followed in a structured way to optimize your warfarin therapy and minimize the risk for bleeding and clotting. The “thinness” of your blood needs to be determined on a regular basis with a test called INR (International Normalized Ratio; also referred to as PT, protime,…

  • Anticoagulation Clinics – Finding One for Your Patient

    Patients on warfarin need to be followed in a systematic way to optimize safety and efficacy of therapy [ref 1]. While smaller-volume physician practices may well have appropriate criteria in place, structured anticoagulation clinics often have the expertise and resources for optimal anticoagulation management. The location of a number of anticoagulation clinics in the U.S.…

  • Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis

    How common is it? Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is a rare complication of warfarin (coumadin®, Jantoven®) therapy. It occurs in approximately 1 of 10,000 patients treated with warfarin. What is it? Patients with warfarin-induced skin necrosis develop very painful skin areas, most commonly in the breasts,

  • Warfarin-Induced Skin Necrosis

    How common is it? Warfarin-induced skin necrosis is a rare complication of warfarin (coumadin®, Jantoven®) therapy. It occurs in approximately 1 of 10,000 patients treated with warfarin. What is it? “Necrosis” means “dead tissue”. Patients with warfarin-induced skin necrosis develop very painful skin areas, most commonly in the breasts, next commonly in buttocks, thighs and…

  • Purple Toe Syndrome

    Warfarin can, in rare instances, cause violaceous painful discoloration of the toes and the sides of the feet, referred to as the “purple toe syndrome” 1 – see photograph below. Occasionally, the hands can also be involved and a net-like skin rash on abdomen and legs (= livedo reticularis) can occur. This typically happens within the…

  • Purple Toe Syndrome

    Warfarin can, in rare instances, cause violaceous painful discoloration of the toes and the sides of the feet, referred to as the “purple toe syndrome” 1 – see photograph below. Occasionally, the hands can also be involved and a net-like skin rash on abdomen and legs (= livedo reticularis) can occur. This typically happens within the…