Reversal of warfarin-induced over-anticoagulation with individualized dosing of oral vitamin K: A pilot study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1123-1125

  Briz, M ^a   Talks, K ^b   Hanley, J ^b   Kesteven, P ^c   Daly, A ^d   Avery, P ^c   Kamali, F ^d  

^a HOSPITAL SIERRALLANA   (Spain)

^b NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c School of Mathematics and Statistics   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 2C9; PHYTOMENADIONE; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANTICOAGULATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VKORC1 GENE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PILOT STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; VITAMIN K; WARFARIN;

EID: 77953760950     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2010.03784.x     Document Type: Letter

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