Gut Microbiota and the Quality of Oral Anticoagulation in Vitamin K Antagonists Users: A Review of Potential Implications

Gut Microbiota and the Quality of Oral Anticoagulation in Vitamin K Antagonists Users: A Review of Potential Implications

The efficacy and safety of vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) as oral anticoagulants (OACs) depend on the quality of anticoagulation control, as reflected by the mean time in therapeutic range (TTR). Several factors may be involved in poor TTR such as comorbidities, high inter-individual variability, inte...

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Main Authors: Anny Camelo-Castillo, José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca, Esteban Orenes-Piñero, Inmaculada Ramírez-Macías, Vanessa Roldán, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Francisco Marín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
oral anticoagulants
gut microbiota
microbial metabolites
vitamin k
trimethylamine n-oxide
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/715

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