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Can you cite that? Doctors recommend it for blood thinning/interfering with clotting, a half dose/baby aspirin/80mg.



I'm not a medical professional, so I'm unsure about the details.

Aspirin is, to my knowledge, the only NSAID that works as an anticoagulant due to some mechanism other than affecting prostaglandins and is therefore recommended by doctors.

Other NSAIDs, however, consistently increase the risk of MI, for instance: http://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1909




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