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Surgery And Blood Platelets

Health Encyclopedia: Coronary Artery Disease Anti Clotting Medications

Anti-Clotting Medications

Anti-clottingdrugs that inhibit or break up blood clots are used at every stage of heart disease. They are generally classified aseither antiplatelets or anticoagulants. Investigators are also studying combinations of anti-clotting drugs, which may be useful in patients with severe heart disease. All anti-clotting therapies carry the risk of bleeding, which can lead to dangerous situations, including stroke.

A thrombus is a blood clot that forms in a vessel and remains th...

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...lead to dangerous situations, including stroke.Anti-platelet Drugs. These drugs prevent formation of blood platelets. Platelets are very small disc-shaped blood cells that are important for... Read more »

Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Medications

...clots. They are used in mild PAD cases, for intermittent claudication, and to prevent blood clots after surgery.Aspirin. Aspirin is the main antiplatelet drug use to treat chronic intermittent... Read more »

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