Thrombosis, anticoagulants and the clotting cascade

In our blood vessels, the clotting cascade helps to prevent excessive bleeding - but it can also cause dangerous blood clots.
This animation explores how anticoagulants such as warfarin, heparin and NOACs target different parts of the cascade to prevent thrombosis.
Find out more about the history of anticoagulant drugs in this interactive timeline from Nature Reviews Cardiology: www.nature.com/collections/hb...
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