Anticoagulants: How They Work to Prevent Blood Clots Anticoagulants, also known as blood thinners, are medications that prevent or reduce the formation of blood clots. There are several different types of anticoagulants that work through different mechanisms in the body.Vitamin K Antagonists One of the earliest classes of anticoagulants discovered were vitamin K antagonists, also known as VKAs. VKAs work by interfering with vitamin K in the body....
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