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Exploring the complex relationship between vitamin K, gut microbiota, and warfarin variability in cardiac surgery patients.
International journal of surgery (London, England) - 1 Dec 2023
Xue Ling, Singla Rajeev K, Qin Qiong, Ding Yinglong, Liu Linsheng, Ding Xiaoliang, Qu Wenhao, Huang Chenrong, Shen Zhenya, Shen Bairong, Miao Liyan
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Due to the high individual variability of anticoagulant warfarin, this study aimed to investigate the effects of vitamin K concentration and gut microbiota on individual variability of warfarin in 246 cardiac surgery patients. METHODS: The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics (PKPD) model predicted international normalized ratio (INR) and warfarin concentration. Serum and fecal samples...
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