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Controversial new research challenges the idea that heart health will improve if people cut saturated fat - typically from animal sources - from their diets in favor of vegetable oil.
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For warfarin-treated patients, carbamazepine co-treatment is associated with subtherapeutic anticoagulative effect and increased warfarin dose requirements, according to a study published online in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
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Linked to lower risk of intracranial bleeding, but higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding
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About 20% of patients administered fresh frozen plasma (FFP) to reverse warfarin anticoagulation develop pulmonary complications, with highest risk seen with more than three units of FFP, according to a study published online December 8 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
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More frequent monitoring may be required when patients are taking both acenocoumarol and levofloxacin due to the possibility of an adverse interaction, according to a case report published in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.
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Taking warfarin at the same time as glipizide or glimepiride may increase the risk of hospitalization, according to a study published online December 7 in The BMJ.
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Despite trend toward lower stroke risk with high dose
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For many Canadian patients with atrial fibrillation, primary care physicians do not provide stroke or bleeding risk estimates.
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For patients on warfarin, an anticoagulation report that is embedded in the discharge summary has no impact on clinical outcomes, although it is perceived to improve patient safety.
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Among hospitalized patients, high-dose amoxicillin/clavulanate correlates with increased risk of over-anticoagulation when combined with warfarin.
