Aspirin vs. Warfarin

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Al - 31 Mar 2005 18:44 GMT

Recent news that aspirin is superior to rat poison
in preventing strokes.

Does aspirin destroy vitamin K or does it work
in a different fashion?

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tech27 - 01 Apr 2005 01:00 GMT

> Recent news that aspirin is superior to rat poison
> in preventing strokes.

Yeah, but is sure gives rats a headache.

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Jim Chinnis - 01 Apr 2005 06:22 GMT

Al <ecarecar@yahoo.com> wrote in part:

>Recent news that aspirin is superior to rat poison
>in preventing strokes.
>
>Does aspirin destroy vitamin K or does it work
>in a different fashion?

Warfarin acts by inhibiting vitamin K-dependent coagulation
factors. Aspirin reduces platelet activation by certain routes.
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Jim Chinnis Warrenton, Virginia, USA

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