Assertion: warfarin | /r/CapableOf | decrease protein c levels
Facets:
value: faster than the coagulation factors
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Since warfarin initially decreases protein C levels faster than the coagulation factors, it can paradoxically increase the blood's tendency to coagulate when treatment is first begun (many patients when starting on warfarin are given heparin in parallel to combat this), leading to massive thrombosis with skin necrosis and gangrene of limbs.