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Blood-thinning drugs designed to cut stroke risk may actually increase it
Blood-thinning drugs may increase rather than cut the risk of stroke in some people over 65 who have an irregular heartbeat and also chronic kidney disease, according to a new study. The researchers are calling on doctors to be more cautious in prescribing the drugs, called anticoagulants, until there has been more research.
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I recently lost a friend to a stroke that may have had a connection to this.
He had a host of health iproblems, including diabetes related kidney issues, and had been on thinners for about 10 years. He had a garbage bag full of different meds he took daily.
I have to wonder how many of them interacted and made him even sicker.