New drug targets killer clots

Australian researchers have found a potential drug that can be given as a preventive against heart attack and stroke.
One-third of all deaths globally – 18 million a year – are caused by cardiovascular disease, largely heart attack or stroke, both of which are triggered by clots blocking the vessels in the brain or heart.
The drug – which has been studied in human cells and animal models – blocks the minute changes in blood flow that precede a heart attack and acts on the platelets preve…

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