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ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2019

Adding Herbal Products to Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants Can Be Fatal.

Ossama Maadarani, Zouhair Bitar, Mohammad Mohsen

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Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Dietary supplements and bleeding.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2022
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  5. Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals · 2020
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  6. Anticoagulation in frail older people.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ossama MaadaraniInternal Medicine Department, Ahmadi Hospital-Kuwait Oil Company, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait.
Zouhair BitarInternal Medicine Department, Ahmadi Hospital-Kuwait Oil Company, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait.
Mohammad MohsenInternal Medicine Department, Ahmadi Hospital-Kuwait Oil Company, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are used to prevent and treat systemic and cerebral embolisms in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NV-AF). The use of DOACs with herbal products without consulting healthcare professionals increases the possibility of drug-herb interactions and their adverse effects. An 80-year-old man on dabigatran with a known history of NV-AF presented with a 1-day history of haematemesis and black stool which began 3 days after he had started taking a boiled mixture of ginger and cinnamon. The patient was hypotensive and treated as a case of gastrointestinal bleeding and haemorrhagic shock. Despite continuous aggressive resuscitation measures including administration of a reversal agent for dabigatran, we were unable to control bleeding and the patient died within 24 hours. The interaction of ginger and cinnamon with dabigatran led to fatal bleeding. LEARNING POINTS: Direct-acting oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are frequently prescribed for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.Combining herbal products (ginger and cinnamon) with DOACs can be fatal.Physicians should alert patients and caregivers about dangerous combinations and interactions.

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cinnamondabigatranGinger

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PMID31508385
PMCPMC6726349
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