Vitamin K Helps Control Warfan Side Effects
Clinical Study Title:
Treatment of warfarin-associated coagulopathy with oral vitamin
K: a randomised controlled trial.
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This
study examined the use of vitamin K supplements to
treat coagulopathy associated with warfarin. Participants
already receiving warfarin were given either an additional
daily supplement of vitamin K or a placebo. The international
normalized ratio was measured and compared across
the two groups. Those patients who took the daily
supplement of vitamin K had more improvement in their
international normalized ratio than those taking the
placebo. This suggests that the use of vitamin K with
warfarin can help to control complications of treatment.
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Authors:
Crowther MA. Julian J. McCarty D. Douketis J. Kovacs M. Biagoni
L. Schnurr T. McGinnis J. Gent M. Hirsh J. Ginsberg J.
Institution:
Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Country of Publication:
England
Source:
Lancet. 356(9241):1551-3, 2000 Nov 4.
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