Find expert answers to your health questions
 

What do anticoagulants (blood thinners) do?

Filter 1 answers by contributor:

  • PRACTITIONER
  • GROUP
  • AUTHOR
  • TV PERSONALITY
  • ALL
  1. American Heart Association
     
    American Heart Association answered:

    Blood thinners are medications, such as warfarin and heparin, used to prevent blood clotting. They do not actually make blood thin. Some people with heart failure are prescribed blood thinners to reduce the risk of stroke.

    Helpful?
    More Related Answers from American Heart Association
    Blood thinners are medications, such as warfarin and heparin, used to prevent blood clotting. They do not actually make blood thin. Some people with heart failure are prescribed blood thinners to reduce the risk of stroke. More

Related Questions

SPONSOR GROUPS

Related Groups