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Factors affecting the maintenance stable warfarin dosage in Hong Kong Chinese patients.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16133893     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Multiple factors can affect the anticoagulation effect of warfarin. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between different clinical factors and outcomes of warfarin therapy in Hong Kong Chinese patients. METHODS: The study was conducted at the anticoagulation clinic of the Prince of Wales Hospital from 1 April to 31 December 2003. Clinical data collected included demographics, indications of warfarin, dietary vitamin K consumption, and drug-drug interactions. Blood samples were obtained for the genetic polymorphism analysis of CYP 2 C 9. Linear and multiple regression analysis were used for statistical analysis to determine the correlation between variables and the importance of various factors as the determinants of warfarin dosage requirement. RESULTS: A total of 63 patients were recruited. The mean warfarin dosage was 3.30+/-2.23 mg/day. The warfarin dosage ranged from 0.75 to 12 mg/day. The mean age was 59+/-14 years old. Age, dietary vitamin K consumption, chronic heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, smoking and drinking status were found to be factors statistically significant affecting warfarin dosage. We detected no single nucleotide polymorphism in CYP 2 C 9 exon 4. CONCLUSION: Age, dietary vitamin K consumption, warfarin indication for atrial fibrillation, co-morbid with CHF, smoking and drinking status were found to be the factors that affected the warfarin requirement in Hong Kong Chinese patients. However, the genetic polymorphism in exon 4 of CYP 2 C 9 may not be associated with the warfarin sensitivity in this patient population.
Authors:
Vivian W Y Lee; Joyce H S You; Kenneth K C Lee; T S Chau; Mary M Y Waye; Gregory Cheng
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0929-5305     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Thromb. Thrombolysis     Publication Date:  2005 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-08-31     Completed Date:  2005-11-15     Revised Date:  2010-03-23    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9502018     Medline TA:  J Thromb Thrombolysis     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  33-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong. vivianlee@cuhk.edu.hk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases / genetics
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Cardiovascular Diseases / classification,  drug therapy*,  genetics
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Exons
Female
Hong Kong
Humans
International Normalized Ratio
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Genetic
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Warfarin / therapeutic use*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anticoagulants; 81-81-2/Warfarin; EC 1.14.14.1/Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylases; EC 1.14.14.1/CYP2C9 protein, human

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