Aspirin may reduce the risks of reoccurring blood clots

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 04:00 in Health & Medicine

Aspirin may be a promising alternative for those who can’t take long-term anticoagulant drugs that prevent clots from reoccurring in the veins, according to new research. According to researchers, without treatment, people who have blood clots in their veins with no obvious cause have on average a 10 percent risk of another clot within the first year and a 5 percent risk per year thereafter.

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