25. What are anticoagulants?
What are the practical
applications of anticoagulants,
like heparin, in Medicine?

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Anticoagulants are substances
block the clotting and thus
stop coagulation process. Ordinarily
are anticoagulants circulating
the plasma since normal
conditions the must be kept .

In Medicine anticoagulants heparin
are used surgeries in which
injuries made by surgical act could
undesirable systemic blood
. They are also to avoid the
of thrombus inside
vessels of patients increased
thrombotic risk.