Open AccessWarfarin Use and Fracture Risk
Author(s) -
Booth Sarah L.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2000.tb01820.x
Subject(s) - warfarin , vitamin k antagonist , medicine , vitamin k , vitamin d and neurology , bone density , osteoporosis , surgery , atrial fibrillation
Two recent studies examined the association between chronic use of warfarin, a vitamin K antagonist, and fracture rate among older women. Whereas one study reported no association, the other reported a significantly higher risk for vertebral and rib fractures among warfarin users compared with nonusers. The effect of vitamin K antagonists on age‐related bone loss continues to be controversial.