Article: Effect of herbal consumption on time in therapeutic range of warfarin therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation

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TitleEffect of herbal consumption on time in therapeutic range of warfarin therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation
AuthorsChan, HT2
So, LT2
Li, SW3
Siu, CW2
Lau, CP2
Tse, HF1 2
Issue Date2011
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cardiovascularpharm.com/
CitationJournal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 2011, v. 58 n. 1, p. 87-90 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0b013e31821cd888
AbstractIt has been established that herbal intake affects the anticoagulation effects of warfarin, but the long-term impact on anticoagulation control is unclear. We sought to investigate the effect of concomitant herbal intake on anticoagulation control in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with warfarin. The effects of common herbs were determined by monitoring the international normalized ratio in 250 patients with AF (69 ± 10 years, 50% male). All the patients had been prescribed warfarin therapy for at least 6 months before enrollment, and their dietary intake, including the type and the frequency of common herbs, was recorded using a standardized questionnaire. Up to 50% of the patients reported consumption of foods with herbal ingredients, including garlic (80.4%), ginger (74.8%), green tea (50.4%), and papaya (55.2%) but rarely herbal drugs such as danshen (1.2%), dong guai (0.8%), fenugreek (1.2%), psyllium seed (0.4%), and ginseng (4%). Infrequent users (1 kind of herb for <4 times per week and nonusers) were more likely to have an international normalized ratio within the optimal therapeutic range (2.0-3.0) than frequent users (>1 kind of herb for ↰¥ 4 times per week) (58.1% vs 51.1%, P = 0.046). In conclusion, the patients with AF treated with warfarin had little knowledge about the potential interaction of herbal substances in foods with warfarin. The patients who consumed common herbs at least 4 times per week had suboptimal anticoagulation control with warfarin. © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
ISSN0160-2446
2011 Impact Factor: 2.287
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.219
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0b013e31821cd888
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000292682000013
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dc.contributor.authorChan, HT
dc.contributor.authorSo, LT
dc.contributor.authorLi, SW
dc.contributor.authorSiu, CW
dc.contributor.authorLau, CP
dc.contributor.authorTse, HF
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-05T05:30:48Z
dc.date.available2012-09-05T05:30:48Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIt has been established that herbal intake affects the anticoagulation effects of warfarin, but the long-term impact on anticoagulation control is unclear. We sought to investigate the effect of concomitant herbal intake on anticoagulation control in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with warfarin. The effects of common herbs were determined by monitoring the international normalized ratio in 250 patients with AF (69 ± 10 years, 50% male). All the patients had been prescribed warfarin therapy for at least 6 months before enrollment, and their dietary intake, including the type and the frequency of common herbs, was recorded using a standardized questionnaire. Up to 50% of the patients reported consumption of foods with herbal ingredients, including garlic (80.4%), ginger (74.8%), green tea (50.4%), and papaya (55.2%) but rarely herbal drugs such as danshen (1.2%), dong guai (0.8%), fenugreek (1.2%), psyllium seed (0.4%), and ginseng (4%). Infrequent users (1 kind of herb for <4 times per week and nonusers) were more likely to have an international normalized ratio within the optimal therapeutic range (2.0-3.0) than frequent users (>1 kind of herb for ↰¥ 4 times per week) (58.1% vs 51.1%, P = 0.046). In conclusion, the patients with AF treated with warfarin had little knowledge about the potential interaction of herbal substances in foods with warfarin. The patients who consumed common herbs at least 4 times per week had suboptimal anticoagulation control with warfarin. © 2011 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 2011, v. 58 n. 1, p. 87-90 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0b013e31821cd888
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FJC.0b013e31821cd888
dc.identifier.epage90
dc.identifier.hkuros187309
dc.identifier.hkuros208719
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000292682000013
dc.identifier.issn0160-2446
2011 Impact Factor: 2.287
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.219
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid21558883
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-79960415771
dc.identifier.spage87
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/163387
dc.identifier.volume58
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cardiovascularpharm.com/
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshAged, 80 And Over
dc.subject.meshAtrial Fibrillation - Blood - Drug Therapy
dc.subject.meshCohort Studies
dc.subject.meshFollow-Up Studies
dc.subject.meshHerb-Drug Interactions - Physiology
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshInternational Normalized Ratio - Methods
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshPlant Preparations - Blood - Therapeutic Use
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires
dc.subject.meshTime Factors
dc.subject.meshWarfarin - Blood - Therapeutic Use
dc.titleEffect of herbal consumption on time in therapeutic range of warfarin therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
  2. The University of Hong Kong
  3. Tung Wah Hospital