Heparin is an anticoagulant, a drug that inhibits blood clotting. Heparin molecules vary in size and activity. Through its action on the protein antithrombin, it interferes with the clotting process by accelerating the inhibition of coagulation factors, particularly factors Xa and IIa (thrombin). Complications may include clotting, excessive bleeding, and sometimes thrombocytopenia.
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