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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2018

Long-Term Statin Administration Does Not Affect Warfarin Time in Therapeutic Range in Australia or Singapore.

Nijole Bernaitis, Chi Keong Ching, Siew Chong Teo, Tony Badrick, Andrew K Davey, Julia Crilly, Shailendra Anoopkumar-Dukie

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Nijole BernaitisQuality Use of Medicines Network, and Menzies Health Institute, School of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4215, Australia. n.bernaitis@griffith.edu.au.
Chi Keong ChingCardiology Department, National Heart Centre, Singapore 169609, Singapore. ching.chi.keong@nhcs.com.sg.
Siew Chong TeoPharmacy Department, National Heart Centre, Singapore 169609, Singapore. teo.siew.chong@nhcs.com.sg.
Tony BadrickRoyal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia. Tony.Badrick@rcpaqap.com.au.
Andrew K DaveyQuality Use of Medicines Network, and Menzies Health Institute, School of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4215, Australia. a.davey@griffith.edu.au.
Julia CrillyDepartment of Emergency Medicine Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4215, Australia. Julia.Crilly@health.qld.gov.au.
Shailendra Anoopkumar-DukieQuality Use of Medicines Network, and Menzies Health Institute, School of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4215, Australia. s.dukie@griffith.edu.au.
Griffith University · AUNational Heart Centre Singapore · SGRoyal College of Pathologists of Australasia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWarfarin requires ongoing monitoring of the International Normalised Ratio (INR). This is because numerous factors influence the response, including drug interactions with commonly-prescribed medications, such as statins. The administration of statins with warfarin may change INR; however, there is limited information regarding the effects on warfarin control as measured by time in therapeutic range (TTR). Statins may also alter bleeds with warfarin, but there are conflicting reports demonstrating both increased and decreased bleeds, and limited data on diverse ethnic populations. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of statin administration on warfarin control and bleeds in patients in Australia and Singapore.

methodsRetrospective data were collected for patients on warfarin between January and June 2014 in Australia and Singapore. Patient data were used to calculate TTR and bleed events. Concurrent statin therapy was assessed and comparisons of TTR and bleed incidence were made across patient subgroups.

resultsWarfarin control in Australia and Singapore was not significantly affected by statins, as measured by TTR (83% and 58%, respectively), frequency of testing, and warfarin doses. In Australia, statin use did not significantly affect bleeds, whilst in Singapore the bleed incidence was significantly lower for patients on statins.

conclusionsChronic concurrent administration of statins with warfarin does not adversely affect warfarin TTR in Australia or Singapore. In Singapore, patients on statins, compared to no statins, had a lower bleed incidence and this requires further investigation, especially given the potential genetic influences of ethnicity on both statin and warfarin metabolism.

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HMG-CoA reductase inhibitorswarfarin: statins

Identifiers

PMID29723987
PMCPMC5977136
OpenAlexW2801017993

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