MY DAD-87-HAS BEEN ON COUMADIN FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND RECENTLY HAD A PACE MAKER PUT IN-THEY HAVE HOWEVER CONTINUED HIM ON THE COUMADIN-HE RECENTLY GOT A HORRIBLE BLADDER INFECTION AND PASSED BLOD CLOTS, ETC. AND WE URGED HIM TO GO IN AND SEE THE SPECIALIST WHO SAID THIS WAS FROM THE COUMADIN. HE IS ALSOLSUFFERING A RASH ON HIS LEGS AND FEET AND SHE SAID THAT WAS ALSO FROM THE COUMADIN AND TOOK HIM OFF IT COMPLETELY. SAID HE DIDN'T NEED IT ANYHOW SINCE HE HAD THE PACEMAKER PUT IN. I DON'T KNOW WHY HIS GENERAL DOCTOR HAD KEPT HIM ON IT. ANYHOW, MY QUESTION IS - WILL COUMADIN CAUSE THE RASH AND INFECTION. THEY SAID HE HAD TOO MANY RED CELLS. THANK YOU