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[deleted] t1_j7xm656 wrote

Reply to comment by Edges8 in According to a study on 12,211 patients, aspirin is just as effective at preventing blood clots as low molecular weight heparin, but it costs less and is easier to administer by giuliomagnifico

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Medical_Bartender t1_j7y3ywq wrote

Aspirin does lower stroke risk its just not as effective as anticoagulation. For people with increasing risk, anticoagulation is recommended (chads2vasc of 2 or more)

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SippyTurtle t1_j7zv9iz wrote

It lowers the risk but it's not specifically because of AF. It's more targeting atherosclerosis rather than the clots formed in AF.

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