Non-plasma antithrombotic effects of oral anticoagulants and synergy with hydroxychloroquine

Stroke is the second most common cause of death and morbidity worldwide affecting over 100,000 people each year causing 38,000 deaths and considerable disability, with an estimated annual cost to UK society of £26 billion. One of the major causes of stroke as well as other thromboses (blood clots) is antiphospholipid syndrome (APS); an…