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I'm wondering why are anticoagulants lesser effective than anti-platelet aggregation drugs in arteries?

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Anticoagulants: Complicated answer, there are different mechanisms for arterial vs venous clotting. Platelets more critical for arterial clotting.

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Answered 5/1/2015

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