Blood Thinners, Everything You Need to Know

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:45 What do blood thinners do?
1:43 Side effects of Blood Thinners
2:35 Possible drug interactions
3:10 Natural Blood Thinners

Anticoagulants, commonly known as blood thinners, are chemical substances that prevent or reduce coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time.[1] Some of them occur naturally in blood-eating animals such as leeches and mosquitoes, where they help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain some blood.[2][3] As a class of medications, anticoagulants are used in therapy for thrombotic disorders.[4] Oral anticoagulants (OACs) are taken by many people in pill or tablet form, and various intravenous anticoagulant dosage forms are used in hospitals.[5][6] Some anticoagulants are used in medical equipment, such as sample tubes, blood transfusion bags, heart-lung machines, and dialysis equipment.[7][8] One of the first anticoagulants, warfarin, was initially approved as a rodenticide.[9]

Anticoagulants are closely related to antiplatelet drugs and thrombolytic drugs by manipulating the various pathways of blood coagulation.[10] Specifically, antiplatelet drugs inhibit platelet aggregation (clumping together), whereas anticoagulants inhibit specific pathways of the coagulation cascade, which happens after the initial platelet aggregation but before the formation of fibrin and stable aggregated platelet products.[11][12]

Common anticoagulants include warfarin and heparin.[13] The use of anticoagulants is a decision based upon the risks and benefits of anticoagulation.[14] The biggest risk of anticoagulation therapy is the increased risk of bleeding.[15] In otherwise healthy people, the increased risk of bleeding is minimal, but those who have had recent surgery, cerebral aneurysms, and other conditions may have too great of risk of bleeding.[16][17] Generally, the benefit of anticoagulation is prevention of or reduction of progression of a thromboembolic disease.[18] Some indications for anticoagulant therapy that are known to have benefit from therapy include:

Atrial fibrillation — commonly forms an atrial appendage clot[19]
Coronary artery disease[20]
Deep vein thrombosis — can lead to pulmonary embolism[21]
Ischemic stroke[22]
Hypercoagulable states (e.g., Factor V Leiden) — can lead to deep vein thrombosis[23]
Mechanical heart valves[24]
Myocardial infarction[25]
Pulmonary embolism[26]
Restenosis from stents[27]
Cardiopulmonary bypass (or any other surgeries requiring temporary aortic occlusion)[28]
Heart failure[29]

In these cases, anticoagulation therapy can prevent formation of dangerous clots or prevent growth of clots.[30]

The decision to begin therapeutic anticoagulation often involves the use of multiple bleeding risk predictable outcome tools as non-invasive pre-test stratifications due to the potential for bleeds while on blood thinning agents.[15] Among these tools are HAS-BLED,[31] ATRIA,[32] HEMORR2HAGES,[33] and CHA2DS2-VASc.[34] The risk of bleeding using the aforementioned risk assessment tools must then be weighed against thrombotic risk in order to formally determine patient's overall benefit in starting anticoagulation therapy.[35]

[denis_ursu]

Nice and i love whole video that you create

[lawrencenjawe]

Thank you for these details. Highly invaluable indeed, one every heart patient should know....!!!

[LevitskiSRGE]

Can we get a chart like: don’t cut yourself, tell your dentist that you are on this meds, eat more garlic, etc.
After Covid, there is a lot of us.

[walkabout]

In a world of veins where lifeblood flows,
A tale unfolds of ignorance that grows.
Viscosity, the measure of blood's might,
Ignored by some in the medical light.

No tests to gauge the thickness, the flow,
Yet blood thinners like a reckless wind do blow.
Into the veins of elders, frail and wise,
A gamble played, a dangerous surprise.

Rat poison disguised, a misguided cure,
Forgetting that each body's a canvas pure.
One size, they say, fits all in the game,
But in the elderly, it's not the same.

Thin blood, like rivers, too much to bear,
A one-size potion, a cross to bear.
Plasma dominates, a watery reign,
Yet the remedy given is not humane.

Oh, the folly of this medical decree,
Administered without a true decree.
For in the elderly, a nuanced dance,
A delicate balance, a fleeting chance.

Let's shed a light on this foolish scheme,
Where wisdom falters, and dangers teem.
For in the veins of our elders so dear,
A tailored touch is what they need to steer.

To understand the blood's viscosity,
A science crucial for longevity.
No more willy-nilly, no reckless play,
Let knowledge guide in a careful way.

In the rhythm of life, let wisdom play its part,
A melody composed with a healing heart.
For in the veins of the elderly so grand,
A symphony of health, a gentle hand.

[arlynfinado]

Is lemon and olive oil ok for for those who drink blood thinners?

[bableroybrown]

what about Beet juice with blood thinner not don't show any Vitim K

[shawnfallahi]

Is CoQ10 ok to take with blood thinners? I thought I read somewhere that it is not. thanks in advance.

[mohammedsublaban]

Hello thank you for the information
I have a question please
I have protein C deficiency
And my doctor prescribe for warfarin
Do you think it’s possible to switch to aspirin instead
Thanks 🙏

[Silphwave]

Ive been on blood thinners for the last week after I had knee surgery. (Tinzaparin).

I've had flu like symptoms all week. Dizziness, light headedness, bleeding gums, nose bleeds, fatigue, muscle weakness and shortness of breath.

Ive been told to take them for 3 weeks, but I'm stopping them for the next few days to see if my symptoms go away because I can't continue like this.

[EnisL]

how much time it takes to thin blood to normal from 1100

[ameermccoy]

How long does it take 2 get a blood clot and die

[jerrybanks]

If you are told what to take without being instructed how much to take, then the information is useless.

[eishiba]

I don't sleep well and usually end up feeling like I was dragged behind a car. Ivr been taking 4 ibuprofen to get me through the day. The regular dose never does anything for me.

[wgocgqo]

Hey people don't take blood thinners . They made me weak and slowly losing my hair . I'm sad .