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Mechanical heart valve recipients: anticoagulation in patients with genetic variations of phenprocoumon metabolism.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 1 Aug 2013
Brehm Kerstin, Schack Jenny, Heilmann Claudia, Blanke Philipp, Geissler Hans Joachim, Beyersdorf Friedhelm
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OBJECTIVES: Oral anticoagulation in mechanical heart valve recipients remains crucial, and vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are still the gold standard. Polymorphisms of vitamin K epoxide oxidase reductase (VKORC) and cytochrome p450 (CYP2C9) were recently found to influence VKA metabolism. We retrosp...
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