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I believe this is a technological break-through and it has a potential to change the competition in the heart valve industry. I've been following this company for a while. Their website is http://www.valvexchange.com. From Dr. Ivan Vesely, the founder's March 2012 e-newsletter, -------- Dear...

For Hemosense distributor in India, look at http://www.hemosense.com/distrib/distrib_intl.shtml

Or try contacting Roche Diagnostics India for Coagucheck product (not ACCU-CHECK which is for sugar test). http://www.roche-diagnostics.co.in/Content/about_us/IndiaPresence.html

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Wow! I'm SOOO glad I check this with you guys before going for it. Now I know how good my doc is when it comes to warfarin mgmt. :( Yeah, this could make an outrageous list.

Bridgette, she is a careful doctor; may be this's too careful (=bad) advice. Fred, I've heard from some nurses that, while on warfarin, a shot in muscle can cause bleeding. Normally after pulling out, nurses might press the cotton on the spot to help the vaccine dissolve in muscle; this is not...

Hi, I'm gonna get my Flu shot. My cardio said stop the med for few days to lower INR to 1.5. And after the shot, do not apply pressure. Is this good advice or too much? I searched here and the Net and got info most about (possible/no) drug interaction. I want to hear more on the procedure to get...

Interesting. I googled the surgeon's name and found many links, including the actual link to the newspaper below. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1190126/Me-operation-My-faulty-heart-valve-rebuilt-stem-cells-hip.html I believed the stem cell therapy used to strengthen heart muscles...

I think it's not good to hold the m/c with you hand as it might be shaky or un-leveled. How about stacking some books on the table and putting m/c on it ? I could see the target spot better and less awkward.

The instruction that comes with my Coaguchek lancing device says "Do not press or squeeze because this will cause the tissue fluid to mix with the blood and can falsify the coagulation values." That's all it said.

Hi Loretta, I've been using INR home tester for about two years and, once a while, struggled with the same problem--not being able to get a good blood drop. Just last time of testing, I ruined two test strips before having success. From this time I figured out a technique that hopefully would...