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ArticleCardiology and therapy2022

Influence of Vitamin D Status on the Maintenance Dose of Warfarin in Patients Receiving Chronic Warfarin Therapy.

Nakisa Khansari, Maryam Bagheri, Shahram Homayounfar, Jalal Poorolajal, Maryam Mehrpooya

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Article in Cardiology and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Nakisa KhansariDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Clinical Research Development Unit of Farshchian Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6272-9492
Maryam BagheriDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Ave, Hamadan, 6517838678, Iran.
Shahram HomayounfarDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Clinical Research Development Unit of Farshchian Hospital, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Jalal PoorolajalDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Maryam MehrpooyaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Fahmideh Ave, Hamadan, 6517838678, Iran. m.mehrpoya@umsha.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4119-1600
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionConsidering the anticoagulant actions of vitamin D, we hypothesize that vitamin D status might affect the required dose of warfarin for maintaining the therapeutic international normalized ratio (INR).

methodsIn a retrospective single-center cohort study, serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D were assessed for 89 subjects receiving a stable dose of warfarin for 3 months or longer and had a stable INR between 2 and 3.5 for at least three consecutive visits. A warfarin sensitivity index (WSI), defined as the steady-state INR divided by the mean daily warfarin dose, was used for measuring the warfarin dose response. The relation between the serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and WSI value and the difference in the mean WSI value between the subjects with different vitamin D status categories (sufficient, insufficient, and deficient) were assessed.

resultsTwenty-one subjects had vitamin D deficiency, 43 had vitamin D insufficiency, and only 25 had normal levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Based on the multiple linear regression analysis, there was a significant but weakly positive correlation between WSI and 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum levels, as the value of WSI increases by almost 0.0027434 for every unit increase in 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum level (p value = 0.041). Using one-way ANOVA analysis, there was a trend in a significant difference between the groups with different vitamin D status categories regarding the mean WSI value (F = 2.95, p value = 0.057), as subjects with sufficient vitamin D state compared to those with vitamin D deficiency had a higher WSI value.

conclusionsAlthough the study's limitations limit our ability to draw definite conclusions, the present data suggest that in addition to other traditional factors, vitamin D status might also affect warfarin sensitivity and maintenance dose requirement. However, to more clearly explain this link, further studies with high involvement subjects are required.

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25-OH-vitamin DVitamin DVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D insufficiencyWarfarin

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