Blood thinners are most commonly prescribed for people who have atrial fibrillation, a heart valve replacement, congenital heart defects, certain heart diseases or blood vessel diseases, or who have recently had surgery and need the blood thinner to prevent unnecessary clotting that could be dangerous
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1750738 Received 20 November 2025 Revised 01 February 2026 Accepted 12 February 2026 Published 24 February 2026 Volume 14 - 2026 Edited by Ploutarchos Tzoulis, University College London, United Kingdom Reviewed by Theocharis Koufakis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Junxian Song, Peking University People's Hospital, China Updates Copyright 2026 Song, He, Cui, Sun, Liu, Yu, Li and Jin
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Therapeutic innovation now includes dual and triple incretin receptor agonists [4,5,6,7] as well as orally bioavailable small-molecule formulations [8, 9], reflecting ongoing efforts to enhance pharmacodynamic durability