Regarding your question about INR, whether fish oil affects INR in the setting of concomittant warfarin use is controversial. A 1995 study out of Norway concluded that taking fish oil would NOT increase bleeding tendency in patients taking warfarin, but there have been some case reports of...
If anything, omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil would have a synergistic effect with the warfarin you're taking. They inhibit thromboxane A2 production, which causes blood platelets to form clots.
Fish oil is "heart healthy," in that it decreases inflammation via arachadonic acid inhibition...
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