Class 1 EASA (Warfarin)
Hello everyone, I was reading EASA Medical Rules for Class 1 and I noticed the following statement:
'Where anticoagulation is needed after valvular surgery, a fit assessment with an OML may be considered if the haemorrhagic risk is acceptable and the anticoagulation is stable. Anticoagulation should be considered stable if, within the last 6 months, at least 5 international normalised ratio (INR) values are documented, of which at least 4 are within the INR target range. The INR target range should be determined by the type of surgery performed.'
It is written after talking about valvular surgery. May you confirm me that in general, the Warfarin therapy itself is not an automatic reason to be assessed as unfit? Do you have any similar experience or do you know any pilot who had it? What do you recommend?
Thank you very much and have a nice day!