Anticoagulant therapy is used to:
1. thin the blood.
2. lyse existing clots.
3. increase viscosity of the blood.
4. prevent new clot formation.
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All anticoagulants prevent the formation of blood clots, or thrombi, by interfering with the com-plex clotting mechanism of blood and increasing the time it takes for blood to clot.
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