Possible good news about blood thinners?

[Trish5]

theguardian.com/science/201...

[Luludean]

So does that mean sales of aspirin will go up ?

[CaroleF in reply to Luludean]

Why? The article is about anticoagulants (warfarin and NOACs/DOACs) not aspirin.

Or were you 'joking'/being ironic?

[Luludean in reply to CaroleF]

Was not joking at all. No point in being ironic. I know many people who are on aspirin for it's blood thinning prowess...

[CaroleF in reply to Luludean]

OK. Sorry. It's just that anticoagulants are not blood thinners, are they? So why would this article encourage people to buy more aspirin?

[Says she, wondering if she's being remarkably thick about all this]

[Luludean in reply to CaroleF]

Good grief!

[Polski in reply to Luludean]

I believe aspirin is used for people at risk of stroke from artereosclerosis and the like ie from thickening arteries etc. It should not be used for people at risk of stroke from AF. The two problems are quite different.

[djmnet in reply to Luludean]

No, but sale of anticoagulants may increase. Aspirin is not an anticoagulant.

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Some good news at last!