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  2. Clopidogrel - Wikipedia

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    Clopidogrel, sold under the brand name Plavix among others, is an antiplatelet medication used to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke in those at high risk. [10] It is also used together with aspirin in heart attacks and following the placement of a coronary artery stent ( dual antiplatelet therapy ). [ 10 ]

  3. Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use - Wikipedia

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    Long-term use is sometimes described as use not shorter than three months. [2] Benzodiazepines are generally effective when used therapeutically in the short term, [3] but even then the risk of dependency can be significantly high. There are significant physical, mental and social risks associated with the long-term use of benzodiazepines. [3]

  4. Management of acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Information card published by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute urging people with symptoms of angina to call the emergency medical services.. Because of the relationship between the duration of myocardial ischemia and the extent of damage to heart muscle, public health services encourage people experiencing possible acute coronary syndrome symptoms or those around them to ...

  5. Multimorbidity - Wikipedia

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    [65] [69] Those with the lowest income have a 4 times higher chance of having multiple long-term conditions than those with the highest income. [70] Self-management is vital in coping with multimorbidity but people living in deprivation struggle more with managing their conditions.

  6. Coronary artery disease - Wikipedia

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    In adults who go to the emergency department with an unclear cause of pain, about 30% have pain due to coronary artery disease. [29] Angina, shortness of breath, sweating, nausea or vomiting, and lightheadedness are signs of a heart attack or myocardial infarction, and immediate emergency medical services are crucial.

  7. Thrombosis prevention - Wikipedia

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    The correct use and properly fitted graded compression stockings can reduce the rate of thrombosis by 50%. [15] [19]: 745–46 Contraindications for the use of antiembolism stockings include the presence of advanced peripheral and obstructive arterial disease, septic phlebitis, heart failure, open wounds, dermatitis and peripheral neuropathy. [33]

  8. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Prasugrel - Wikipedia

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    Following a 60-mg loading dose of the drug, about 90% of patients had at least 50% inhibition of platelet aggregation by one hour. Maximum platelet inhibition was about 80%. Mean steady-state inhibition of platelet aggregation was about 70% following three to five days of dosing at 10 mg daily after a 60-mg loading dose.