What is the most widely used anticoagulant for dissolving blood clots?

ernst · Newbie Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

My grandmother had a stroke recently. She is much better now but we are afraid that she may have another one. She needs to take some anticoagulants to prevent it. I want to know What is the most widely used anticoagulant for dissolving blood clots? She is taking Coumadin now.

albie · Newbie Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 4

As I know, the most commonly used anticoagulants are warfarin (or Coumadin) and heparin. My father is using Coumadin also. I heard that aspirin is an effective therapy for the prevention of a second stroke and that sometimes it’s more effective then Coumadin. Also I read somewhere that heparin anticoagulants are not generally effective in preventing recurrent stroke.

What is the most widely used anticoagulant for dissolving blood clots?

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