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Aug 20, 2007

Reducing incidence of stroke with thrombolytics

by SirGan
    We all know that stroke, also called- the cerebral infarction, is one of the most common causes of death! It happens when one formation called the thrombus (blood clot) blocks the blood vessel in the brain, causing the ischemia, necrosis and death! Several studies done in the past have proven that the best possible way to prevent or to reduce the risk of stroke is to use medications that destroy these blood clots before they cut o ...
Jul 19, 2007

What do Anticoagulants do?

by SirGan
One extremely useful group of substances and medications are called the anticoagulants! What they really are? Well, according to the medical definition- they represent all possible compounds that do not allow blood to clot. There are several groups of anticoagulants and they have different mechanisms of action! Some of the most commonly used medications are drugs such as heparin and coumarin.  It is important to point out that this group of ...


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