Biology GCSE
Anticoagulant medicine
What Anticoagulant medicine means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Anticoagulant medicine
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Medicine that patients with mechanical valves usually need for life because the valves increase the risk of blood clots.
Topics that use Anticoagulant medicine
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- Biological valves
- Consequences for health and treatment
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- evaluation
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- Mechanical valves
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