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Effect of impaired renal function on the maintenance dose of warfarin in Japanese patients.
Journal of cardiology - 1 Mar 2015
Ichihara Naoaki, Ishigami Tomoaki, Umemura Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) alters dose-effect relationship not only of drugs eliminated by the kidney but also of some drugs metabolized by the liver and not renally excreted. It is not known whether impaired renal function alters dose-effect relationship of warfarin in Asian patients. It is also unknown whether the maintenance dose of warfarin can be predicted more accurately by incorporating renal...
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