The breaks may set off the formation of blood clots.
He also takes an aspirin a day to help prevent the formation of blood clots.
Cartilage has been found to contain factors that can impede the formation of blood vessels.
He commented in his paper that this could possibly spur the formation of blood vessels that would nourish tumors.
One is the possible formation of blood clots in the device, which can lead to a stroke.
Both drugs work in part by blocking a protein that spurs the formation of blood vessels that nourish tumors.
Some stents are now coated with heparin, an anticlotting agent, to reduce the formation of blood clots at or near the site of implantation.
The new reports also underscore the importance of prescribing and carefully monitoring anticoagulant drugs to reduce the chances of the formation of blood clots, whatever the treatment strategy.
A major risk of both types of implanted pumps is the formation of blood clots, which can cause strokes by blocking blood flow to the brain.
But because of the bleeding, the doctors could not prescribe adequate amounts of anti-coagulant drugs to prevent formation of blood clots in the device.
Macugen binds to and blocks vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, a protein in the body that spurs the formation of blood vessels.
