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Functionally Significant Coumarin-Related Variant Alleles and Time to Therapeutic Range in Chilean Cardiovascular Patients.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis - 1 Jan 2000
Rojo Mario, Roco Angela Margarita, Suarez Marcelo, Lavanderos Maria Alejandra, Verón Gabriel, Bertoglia Maria Paz, Arredondo Annabella, Nieto Elena, Rubilar Juan Carlos, Tamayo Francisca, Cruz Daniela, Muñoz Jessica, Bravo Gabriela, Salas Patricio, Mejías Fanny, Véliz Paulo, Godoy Gerald, Varela Nelson Miguel, Llull G, Quiñones Luis Abel
Abstract excerpt
Despite the development of new oral agents over the last decade, vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) remain the most widely used anticoagulants for treating and preventing thromboembolism worldwide. In Chile, the Ministry of Health indicates that acenocoumarol should be used in preference to any other coumarin. Complications of inappropriate dosing are among the most frequently reported adverse events associated with...
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