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What Are The Side Effects Of Acitrom?

Doctor I had aorta dissection and my heart valve is replaced I am having 12 mg acotrom daily and INR remains 2 or 2.1, I am not having vitamon k vegitables at all , but I am not having medicine at fix time it is between 6 to 8 pm. Please advise and what are the side effects of acitrom .
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dear u have to take acitrom becoz u r more prone to clot formation due to mechanical valve in urs body,Acitrom is an anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist .The only common side effect of acitrom is haemorrhage (bleeding).All types of bleeding occur more commonly, but the most catastrophic ones are those involving the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage/hemorrhagic stroke) and the spinal cord.A rare but serious complication resulting from treatment is skin necrosis and gangrene of limbs ,Osteoporosis,Calcification of valves and arteries.All these side effects u can avoid by maintaing INR between 2 and 3 and strict dietary modification like avoiding eating substances containing vitamin k like green leafy vegetables
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What Are The Side Effects Of Acitrom?

dear u have to take acitrom becoz u r more prone to clot formation due to mechanical valve in urs body,Acitrom is an anticoagulant that functions as a vitamin K antagonist .The only common side effect of acitrom is haemorrhage (bleeding).All types of bleeding occur more commonly, but the most catastrophic ones are those involving the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage/hemorrhagic stroke) and the spinal cord.A rare but serious complication resulting from treatment is skin necrosis and gangrene of limbs ,Osteoporosis,Calcification of valves and arteries.All these side effects u can avoid by maintaing INR between 2 and 3 and strict dietary modification like avoiding eating substances containing vitamin k like green leafy vegetables