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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2024

Ascorbic acid-induced warfarin resistance after breast cancer surgery: a case report and literature review.

Pingfa Gao, Yang Shen, Ping Wu, Wenjie Lv

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Pingfa Gao *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Chongming Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yang Shen *Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Ping WuDepartment of Breast Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Wenjie LvDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Chongming Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Warfarin is an anticoagulant that requires INR-based dosage adjustment. Ascorbic acid may impair warfarin effectiveness according to limited literature. We report a rare case of a 63-year-old woman with an aortic valve replacement history who developed warfarin resistance after taking ascorbic acid for anemia following breast cancer surgery. Despite increasing the warfarin dose from 6 mg to 10 mg daily, her INR remained below the therapeutic range. After ruling out other causes of warfarin resistance, we discontinued ascorbic acid and observed a rapid increase in INR to target values. The temporal relationship and the absence of other confounding factors confirmed the causality of ascorbic acid in this case. We recommend that patients concomitantly taking vitamin C and warfarin should monitor their INR values closely and discontinue ascorbic acid as soon as possible if they exhibit signs of warfarin resistance.

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ascorbic acidcase reportspharmacodynamicspharmacokineticswarfarin resistance

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PMCPMC11082382

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