Could blood thinners be a lifesaving treatment for COVID-19? Here's what the science says and what it means for you
- Written by Karlheinz Peter, Lab Head, Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology and Deputy Director, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; Interventional Cardiologist, Alfred Hospital; Professor of Medicine and Immunology, Monash University, Baker Heart and Diabetes Insti
ShutterstockA spate of recent media headlines have described blood thinning medications – which include aspirin and warfarin – as a “breakthrough treatment” for COVID-19 that could “save lives”.
It’s early days yet but a growing body of research evidence suggests COVID-19 causes abnormalities in blood...





