Vitamin K is a critical fat-soluble vitamin group that naturally exists in many forms. It has been shown to play a role in coagulation, bone health, as well as cardiovascular health. It is of clinical importance because, when deficient, it results in bleeding disorders in the neonate, which have many associated complications, and malnourished ...
Eden RE, Daley SF, Coviello JM.
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Severe Early-Onset Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in a Neonate Born to a Mother with Crohn's Disease in Clinical Remission: A Case Report [PDF]
American Journal of Perinatology ReportsVitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in neonates is a significant disorder that causes skin, gastrointestinal, and intracranial hemorrhaging. Early-onset VKDB occurs within 24 hours of birth, and its prognosis is poor due to severe hemorrhage. The causes
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Vitamin K deficiency-induced hemorrhagic shock after thoracentesis: a case report [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2019 Background Vitamin K deficiency results in serious coagulation dysfunction, but hemorrhagic shock is rare. Herein, we describe a case of vitamin K deficiency and abnormality in the path of the intercostal artery, the combination of which led to ...
Hideya Itagaki, Takuro Hagino
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Subgaleal Haematoma due to Vitamin K Deficiency in an Infant: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Haemorrhagic Disease of the New Born by Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB), occurring shortly after birth and caused by deficiency of vitamin K dependent factors (factors II, VII, IX, and X) has been well documented.
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Journal of Marine Medical Society, 2023 Background: Late Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, is a disease of exclusively breast-fed infants attributable to poor content of Vitamin K in breast milk.
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Vitamin K and vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease: An update of current evidence
Tzu Chi Medical Journal, 2023 Vascular calcification, characterized by calcium deposition in the intimal and medial layers of the arterial wall, is frequently encountered in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and leads to an enhanced risk of adverse cardiovascular (CV ...
Yu-Li Lin, Bang-Gee Hsu
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The Role of Vitamin K in Cirrhosis: Do Pharmaco-K-Netics Matter?
Gastrointestinal Disorders, 2022 Patients with advanced liver disease who are not taking vitamin K antagonists often have an elevated international normalized ratio, potentially due to vitamin K deficiency and the decreased synthesis of clotting factors by the liver. It is possible that
Stephanie Jin +2 more
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Vitamin K as a diet supplement with impact in human health: current evidence in age-related idseases [PDF]
, 2020 Vitamin K health benefits have been recently widely shown to extend beyond blood homeostasis and implicated in chronic low-grade inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, dementia, cognitive impairment, mobility disability ...
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Seasonal Variation in 25(OH)D at Aberdeen (57°N) and Bone Health Indicators- Could Holidays in the Sun and Cod Liver Oil Supplements Alleviate Deficiency? [PDF]
, 2013 Vitamin D has been linked with many health outcomes. The aim of this longitudinal study, was to assess predictors of seasonal variation of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) (including use of supplements and holidays in sunny destinations) at a northerly ...
Aucott, Lorna +5 more
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Vitamin D and Disease Severity in Multiple Sclerosis-Baseline Data From the Randomized Controlled Trial (EVIDIMS) [PDF]
, 2020 Objective: To investigate the associations between hypovitaminosis D and disease activity in a cohort of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients.
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