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Strokes are serious business. High risk patient may take medications to prevent them.

Two types of medication are particularly helpful in preventing strokes, any platelets and any coagulants. Any platelets like aspirin and plavix inhibit the clumping of platelets.

Platelet clumping encourages clot formation in the body, can cause gently build ups in people with stroke risk.

Any coagulants like coumadin also inhibit the body's ability to form clots. But they do so by interfering with vitamin K.

Because Vitamin K is essential to create and clotting proteins, this medication can help.

Any coagulants prescribe for the condition know as aphylphibulation which is an irregular heartbeat that causes blood build up in the heart's chambers. This can lead to clotting and eventually strokes.

Strokes are serious business. High risk patient may take medications to prevent them. Two types of medication are particularly helpful in preventing strokes, any platelets and any coagulants. Any platelets like aspirin and plavix inhibit the clumping of platelets. Platelet clumping encourages clot formation in the body, can cause gently build ups... click to read more