In summary, Kovacs et al.11 found the 10-mg nomogram
to be superior to the 5-mg nomogram because a therapeutic
INR was achieved more rapidly without increasing
the risk of bleeding or thromboembolic complications.
These results should be interpreted with caution, however,
as patients judged by their physician to be at high risk for
major bleeding were excluded. Therefore, the results should
not be extrapolated to include this patient population.