After the war, Dr. Dwight Harken turned his attention to a new medical challenge: treating mitral valve stenosis, a severe condition that restricts blood flow between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart.
Antiplatelet medications act on one of the three main blood cell lines: platelets. These tiny cells play a crucial role in blood clot formation. These medications are particularly beneficial for individuals at risk or those who have already experienced a heart attack or a stroke.
This site is intended to provide information and make cardiology comprehensible for all patients; it is not a substitute for a doctor. It does, however, enable a better understanding of how the heart works, the many heart diseases that exist, the tests required to reach a diagnosis, and the drugs and other methods used to treat them.
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