Vitamin K supplementation during oral anticoagulation: Cautions [1]

Blood

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3607-

  Stafford, Darrel W ^a   Roberts, Harold R ^a   Vermeer, Cees ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FARNOQUINONE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PHYTOMENADIONE; WARFARIN; VITAMIN K GROUP; CARBOXYLASE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MENADIONE EPOXIDE; MENAQUINONE; OSTEOCALCIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA VALVE; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TRANSPORT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; AGED; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; BLEEDING; DRUG ABSORPTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOSTASIS; OSSIFICATION; PROPHYLAXIS; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VITAMIN K; WARFARIN;

EID: 34147130338     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 00064971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-12-061200     Document Type: Letter

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