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Aspirin preferred to prevent blood clots in kids after heart surgery – The Hippocratic Post

Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts,

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Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study.
The research, led by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, will have implications for clinicians when prescribing blood thinning medications after Fontan surgery, a complex congenital heart disease operation redirecting blood flow from the lower body to the lungs.
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