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There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
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Elderly adults are at greatest risk of stroke and myocardial infarction and have the most to gain from prophylaxis. Patients ages 60 to 80 years with blood pressures above 160/90 mm Hg should benefit from antihypertensive treatment.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Medications that are definitely not safe to take when breastfeeding include radioactive drugs, antimetabolites, some cancer (chemotherapy) agents, bromocriptine, ergotamine, methotrexate, and cyclosporine.