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Homocysteine is an amino acid. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. When proteins break down, elevated levels of amino acids like homocysteine may be found in the bloodstream. Having elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood (hyperhomocysteinemia) is associated with atherosclerosis and blood clots. It is not possible to get homocysteine from the diet. It must be made from methionine, another amino acid that is found in meat, fish, and dairy products.
Drugs most effective in the prevention of vein clots (DVT and PE) are,therefore, ones which primarily effect fibrin, preventing it from binding together into a clot. The majority of herbs, vitamins and foods reviewed below derive their blood clot preventive. properties from their effect on platelets, meaning they may have a greater potential role in the. prevention of arterial clots; but they would likely have less of an impact, if any, on preventing. venous clots (DVT and PE).