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How Is It Possible For A Clot To Be Formed When Someone Is On Warfarin?
hi..my dad is 57 years old around 5 feet 6 inches in height n weighs 74 kgs..He is suffering from atrial fibrillation for the past 10 years and is on warfarin tablets,calpol,ramistar and calaptin..He is also suffering from mild asthma and uses foracot..lately there is a huge visible clot on his left arm and i am really worried..how is it possible for a clot 2 b formed when he is on warfarin??
Tue, 12 Jul 2011
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Welcome to HCM
Read your prob,this is nothing but side effect of warferin. most common side effect of warferin is hemorragh, so may be possible that from small vesselas blood leaks out formed a clot. other side effect of warferin is warferin necrosis , in this condition a huge thrombos or clot formed followed by gangren or necrosis.
as warferin is not blood thinner or not helping in reduse size of thrombos, it reduse further progression of thrombosis by act on liver.
so do not worry this is nothing but side effect of that drug only.
Dr aseem 9982583020
aseemadhuri@gmail.com
Welcome to HCM
Read your prob,this is nothing but side effect of warferin. most common side effect of warferin is hemorragh, so may be possible that from small vesselas blood leaks out formed a clot. other side effect of warferin is warferin necrosis , in this condition a huge thrombos or clot formed followed by gangren or necrosis.
as warferin is not blood thinner or not helping in reduse size of thrombos, it reduse further progression of thrombosis by act on liver.
so do not worry this is nothing but side effect of that drug only.
Dr aseem 9982583020
aseemadhuri@gmail.com
I find this answer helpful
Hi
Welcome to HCM
Read your prob,this is nothing but side effect of warferin. most common side effect of warferin is hemorragh, so may be possible that from small vesselas blood leaks out formed a clot. other side effect of warferin is warferin necrosis , in this condition a huge thrombos or clot formed followed by gangren or necrosis.
as warferin is not blood thinner or not helping in reduse size of thrombos, it reduse further progression of thrombosis by act on liver.
so do not worry this is nothing but side effect of that drug only.
Dr aseem 9982583020
aseemadhuri@gmail.com
Welcome to HCM
Read your prob,this is nothing but side effect of warferin. most common side effect of warferin is hemorragh, so may be possible that from small vesselas blood leaks out formed a clot. other side effect of warferin is warferin necrosis , in this condition a huge thrombos or clot formed followed by gangren or necrosis.
as warferin is not blood thinner or not helping in reduse size of thrombos, it reduse further progression of thrombosis by act on liver.
so do not worry this is nothing but side effect of that drug only.
Dr aseem 9982583020
aseemadhuri@gmail.com
I find this answer helpful
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