Northerncardinal Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined May 25, 2016 Messages 148 Reaction score 46 Jul 21, 2016 #1 Members don't see this ad. Acc to FA, Vitamin E can enhance anticoagulant effects of warfarin. what's the mechanism behind this? thanks/
Members don't see this ad. Acc to FA, Vitamin E can enhance anticoagulant effects of warfarin. what's the mechanism behind this? thanks/
Phloston Osaka, Japan Removed Lifetime Donor Verified Member 10+ Year Member Physician Gold Donor Joined Jan 18, 2012 Messages 3,880 Reaction score 1,676 Jul 22, 2016 #2 Apparently it can act counter to vitamin K at hypervitaminotic levels (and yes I probably just created a word). I'm sure UpToDate probably has a good explanation. Upvote 0 Downvote
Apparently it can act counter to vitamin K at hypervitaminotic levels (and yes I probably just created a word). I'm sure UpToDate probably has a good explanation.
M MelMcT2009 Full Member 7+ Year Member Joined Jul 22, 2016 Messages 404 Reaction score 233 Jul 22, 2016 #3 I believe Goljan says Vit E has the same (or similar) mechanism as Warfarin Northerncardinal said: Acc to FA, Vitamin E can enhance anticoagulant effects of warfarin. what's the mechanism behind this? thanks/ Click to expand... Upvote 0 Downvote
I believe Goljan says Vit E has the same (or similar) mechanism as Warfarin Northerncardinal said: Acc to FA, Vitamin E can enhance anticoagulant effects of warfarin. what's the mechanism behind this? thanks/ Click to expand...
F futuredoctorv New Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 18, 2012 Messages 5 Reaction score 3 Jul 22, 2016 #4 Vitamin E decreases clotting factors, especially in Vitamin K-deficient individuals, therefore compounding anticoagulant effects of warfarin. Exact mechanism is unknown. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6959563 Upvote 0 Downvote
Vitamin E decreases clotting factors, especially in Vitamin K-deficient individuals, therefore compounding anticoagulant effects of warfarin. Exact mechanism is unknown. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6959563