1.   A living heart has a more vigorous strategy for preventing clots, sending out chemical signals that stop them from forming.

2.   But Tools could not tolerate high enough doses to prevent clots.

3.   Cheney was placed on Plavix, a standard drug in such cases, to help prevent clots.

4.   However, Adkison said his team was not prescribing anticoagulant drugs to prevent such clots in Clinton.

5.   Such clots are common among spinal patients, and he was on medicine to prevent clots, Green said.

6.   The doctors have prescribed anti-coagulants to prevent such clots.

7.   Thus, most cardiologists recommend the use of Coumadin, which prevents the clots from forming.

8.   Through an IV, Lee gave the patient the blood thinner heparin to prevent new clots that could clog arteries or impede the catheters.

9.   To prevent such clots, the man is receiving heparin and other anticoagulant drugs.

10.   When atrial fibrillation continues despite drug treatment, doctors may want to give a blood-thinner, like Coumadin, to prevent clots.