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Vitamin K intake, body mass index and warfarin maintenance dose

BACKGROUND: Warfarin inhibits vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors. Being fat-soluble, the availability of vitamin K may vary according to body fat. We hypothesized that BMI, a proxy of body fat, may interact with vitamin K intake in determining warfarin maintenance (WM) dose. METHODS: Patients w...

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Main Authors: Kabagambe, Edmond K, Beasley, Timothy M., Limdi, Nita A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038335/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24052022
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000354218
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