Antiplatelet Medicines for Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
How It Works
Antiplatelet medicines reduce blood clot formation by preventing the smallest blood cells (Reference platelets Opens New Window) from sticking together and forming blood clots.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: May 14, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
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