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hi kcamarata. I have had a mechanical aortic valve for 7 years now, and been taking warfarin ever since. For 6 years I used to get my INR checked in a laboratory (i.e blood sample taken from my arm with a needle), but not anymore. My parents bought me a CoaguChek machine (bit expensive...

Hi everyone ! My first post on this forum will be for the anniversary of my AVR.. In july 2007 it was replaced with an ATS Medical mechanical model. I've been fine since then, warfarin isn't that much of a burden. Only got one big scare 3 months ago when I had non-heart related surgery. I had...