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Prevention of Thrombosis

The risk of coronary thrombosis (leading to heart attacks) and thrombosis of brain arteries (causing strokes) can be reduced by reducing the risk factors for these conditions (see articles on Heart attack and Stroke) and by reducing atherosclerosis.

Regular small doses of aspirin may help reduce the risks of arterial thrombosis, but there is no evidence so far that aspirin reduces the risk of venous thrombosis.

The risk of deep-vein thrombosis can be reduced by avoiding becoming very overweight, staying active in general, and avoiding prolonged periods of immobility with the legs down. This is particularly important on long journeys by any form of transport, when leg exercises and getting up and moving around regularly can help keep blood flowing through veins. This is the subject of much research at present in the wake of media publicity about traveller’s thrombosis in airline passengers.

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