Hello! I have been a doctor for 21 years. My name is Georgy Olegovich Sapego. In this article, I answer questions about thick blood.
Question: Why do you say that blood thinners do not thin the blood? In the English-language literature, such drugs are called "blood thinners" - "blood thinners". Precisely because they affect the rheological properties of blood, that is, its fluidity as opposed to viscosity, help maintain it in a liquid state and prevent coagulation.
Answer: Blood is either liquid or clotted. Usually there is no semi-liquid or thick blood. The British were the first to realize that blood thinning drugs should not be called blood thinners. They write about it in plain text.
Question: What do you think about Apixaban? My father was prescribed, he was 87 years old - IHD, CHF, atrial fibrillation, etc.
Answer: This is a new drug. Most likely good. There are actually several drugs in this group. They are not very different. Cardiologists have a two-page algorithm for this situation - how to assign to whom. I don’t even remember him approximately. This is a whole industry for cardiologists.
Question: I was prescribed both anticoagulants (Xarelto) and antiplatelet agents (Plavix). How justified is the simultaneous use of these drugs? Heart attack, pulmonary embolism, two stentings.
Answer: Normal combination. What the hell are you asking on the internet? This is a serious matter. A lack or excess of any of these drugs can kill you. Discuss with a live cardiologist.
Question: Can a head hurt from viscous blood?
Answer: Maybe. But that rarely happens. Approximately one case per 100,000 population per year.
Question: I visited a therapist with a pain in the heart, did a cardiogram and prescribed me to drink cardiomagnet for life. I read the composition there aspirin, the analogue is twice as cheap as thrombosis. If all this is crap, then why appoint. And how to relate to this if you forgot to take a pill at night then your heart starts pricking?
Answer: To decide about aspirin, you need to go to the cardiologist. He will order an examination and, possibly, a stress test. For example bicycle ergometry. If he finds signs of coronary heart disease, he will prescribe not only aspirin, but a bunch of everything. Aspirin is prescribed to prevent strokes, heart attacks and similar diseases associated with atherosclerosis. Aspirin itself causes cerebral hemorrhages, so for a long time it is prescribed only by those who have found atherosclerosis in your arteries. That is, a neurologist, cardiologist, or vascular surgeon. The therapist usually does not prescribe. Sometimes no one is around except the therapist. Then he appoints. Thrombotic Ass is an aspirin that is slightly less irritating to the stomach. This can be important for long term use. Cardiomagnet is an aspirin that has been added with an antacid to further protect the stomach. In fact, antacids do not protect the stomach from damage from aspirin. Therefore, cardiomagnum is a deception and money-taking. Aspirin for regular use is not crap. He can save lives. For life, for heart disease, aspirin is prescribed by a cardiologist. Go to the cardiologist.
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