Potential of a Pharmacogenetic-Guided Algorithm to Predict Optimal Warfarin Dosing in a High-Risk Hispanic Patient

• Main Authors: Dagmar F. Hernandez-Suarez MD (Author), Karla Claudio-Campos BSc (Author), Javier E. Mirabal-Arroyo MD (Author), Bianca A. Torres-Hernández PhD (Author), Angel López-Candales MD, FACC, FASE (Author), Kyle Melin PharmD (Author), Jorge Duconge PhD, BScPharm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Deep abdominal vein thrombosis is extremely rare among thrombotic events secondary to the use of contraceptives. A case to illustrate the clinical utility of ethno-specific pharmacogenetic testing in warfarin management of a Hispanic patient is reported. A 37-year-old Hispanic Puerto Rican, non-grav...