Luigi Brunetti and Leonid Kagan, Rutgers University (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Luigi Brunetti and Leonid Kagan, Rutgers University

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Study authors Luigi Brunetti (left) and Leonid Kagan at the Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy found that measuring the enzyme in blood plasma that causes blood to clot provides a more accurate assessment of bleeding risk with blood thinners in obese patients.

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Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University

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