Genetic variation alters response to common anti-clotting drug
Millions of people take the anticoagulant drug warfarin to prevent harmful clotting after a heart attack, stroke, or major surgery. But the proper dose of warfarin can vary greatly and can be hard to predict. Some of this variability may boil down to a recently id...Aspirin is safer than warfarin and just as effective for treating blocked arteries in the brain
...ecades been treated with drugs such as aspirin and warfarin that reduce blood clotting. However, doctors have...w for the first time that aspirin works as well as warfarin with fewer side effects. The study was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders a...