Anticoagulation (blood thinning)

  • Anticoagulants

    Stroke prevention medicines are called anticoagulants. These help to stop blood clots forming in your blood vessels.
    Anticoagulants are medicines that prevent the blood from clotting as quickly or as effectively as normal.

    Warfarin, an anticoagulant, will be prescribed if you have an unwanted blood clot or at risk of having one.
    Dr Marksteiner, Dr Raj and Dr Meade are trained in Warfarin initiation.

  • Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

    A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in a vein. Blood clots in veins most often occur in the legs but can occur elsewhere in the body, including the arms.
    Find out about blood clots in leg veins.

    A pulmonary embolism (embolus) is a serious, potentially life-threatening condition. It is due to a blockage in a blood vessel in the lungs.

  • Nurse anticoagulation lead

    Morag Brown is our new Nurse anticoagulation lead. She comes with 12 years of specialist nurse experience in anticoagulation in secondary care and we are delighted to have her expertise in the Aspen team.