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{{short description|Drug that reduces the formation of blood clots}}
An '''antithrombotic''' agent is a drug that reduces the formation of blood clots ([[thrombus|thrombi]]).<ref>{{DorlandsDict|one/000006359|Antithrombotics}}</ref><ref>http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?antithrombotic {{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref> Antithrombotics can be used therapeutically for prevention ([[primary prevention]], [[secondary prevention]]) or treatment of a dangerous blood clot (acute thrombus). In the U.S., the [[American College of Chest Physicians]] publishes [[clinical guideline]]s for clinicians for the use of these drugs to treat and prevent a variety of diseases.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
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== External
* [http://www.hematology.org/About/History/50-Years/1523.aspx Antithrombotic Therapy] / American Society of Hematology
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