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An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. [1] Some occur naturally in blood-eating animals, such as leeches and mosquitoes, which help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain blood.
Blood-thinning agents are divided into two groups, antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulants. They are indicated to facilitate smooth blood flow within blood vessels by preventing the formation of blood clots and retarding their growth. [34] Blood clots are formed to prevent an injured blood vessel from excessive bleeding by a mechanism called ...
Pages in category "Anticoagulants" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Anticoagulants (5 C, 31 P) Antiplatelet drugs (3 C, 16 P) Antithrombotic enzymes (14 P) F. Fibrinolytic enzymes (17 P) Pages in category "Antithrombotic agents"
Prior to the introduction of direct factor Xa inhibitors, vitamin K antagonists such as warfarin were the only oral anticoagulants for over 60 years, and together with heparin have been the main blood thinners in use. People admitted to hospital requiring blood thinning were started on an infusion of heparin infusion, which thinned blood ...
Different antithrombotics affect different blood clotting processes: Antiplatelet drugs limit the migration or aggregation of platelets. Anticoagulants limit the ability of the blood to clot. Thrombolytic drugs act to dissolve clots after they have formed.
10 Anticoagulant. 11 Fibrinolytics. 12 Diuretics. 13 References. ... Class of antihypertensives that work by causing relaxation of blood vessels as well as a decrease ...
Direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs) are a class of medication that act as anticoagulants (delaying blood clotting) by directly inhibiting the enzyme thrombin (factor IIa). Some are in clinical use, while others are undergoing clinical development.
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