Like the plot of a movie... Warfarin has been used as a medication for more than 60 years. The discovery of Warfarin is interesting and sounds a bit like the plot of a movie; it includes a president, dead cattle, an attempted suicide and rat poison. Like many scientific discoveries of the last century it involved some serendipity, good fortune, the correct … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Are you on the red or blue (blood clot) team?
This website mostly covers the blue (blood clot) team, that is clots that occur in the venous system, like DVT or PE. However the last two diagnosis posts covered stroke and heart attack which happen when clots occur in arteries, so the red (blood clot) team. I thought it might be a good idea to compare and contrast the two teams. You will note that I haven't kept to the … [Read more...]