AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY ATLANTA — New research presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that use of warfarin, a vitamin K drug widely prescribed to prevent blood clots, is associated with a significantly greater risk of knee and hip replacements in patients with osteoarthritis (ABSTRACT #0934). Osteoarthritis (OA) is a...
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Do you take warfarin? Time of day might not matter
by Steven Reinberg, Healthday Reporter (HealthDay)—Patients taking the blood thinner warfarin have been told that it should be taken at night, but a new study found the time of day doesn’t matter. “Whether warfarin is taken in the morning, or the evening, its therapeutic effect is the same,” said lead researcher Dr. Scott Garrison, an...
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Eating more vitamin K found to help, not harm, patients on warfarin
by American Society for Nutrition When prescribed the anticoagulant drug warfarin, many patients are told to limit foods rich in vitamin K, such as green vegetables. The results of a new clinical trial call that advice into question and suggest patients on warfarin actually benefit from increasing their vitamin K intake—as long as they keep their...
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What to know about the warfarin diet
People taking the blood thinning medication warfarin may need to moderate vitamin K levels in their diets. Vitamin K may interfere with the effectiveness of warfarin. A doctor may prescribe warfarin to someone who has had a blood clot in the past, as they are at a higher risk of blood clots in the future....
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New Guidelines Steer Doctors Away From Prescribing Warfarin For Atrial Fibrillation
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology are no longer recommending the use of the blood-thinning drug warfarin for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology issued a new guideline that encourages the use of novel oral anticoagulants for patients who suffer from atrial fibrillation....