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Blood thinners are commonly used in conjunction with surgery when the risk for ... Anticoagulants are more aggressive than antiplatelet medications, so this type of medication is used when a ...

Surgical patients may still have leftovers in their system even after a standard fast, potentially increasing the chance of a ...

The currently available antiplatelet drugs target key steps of platelet ... antiplatelet treatment strategies, are needed before their routine application into clinical practice.

Common antiplatelet medications include aspirin ... be instructed to hold or discontinue therapy temporarily before any scheduled surgery or dental procedure to reduce the risk of bleeding.

They may require being on an antiplatelet medication for their ... and it takes away a lot of the complexity about stopping the drug before surgery. When will it get restarted?