Anti-clotting processes halt the blood clotâs growth. Once formed, the blood clot must be prevented from growing and spreading through the body, where it could cause damage. Numerous anti-clotting proteins (antithrombin, protein C, protein S, and others) exist in a natural balance with clotting factors. The anti-clotting enzymes neutralize excess clotting factors, preventing them from extending the blood clot farther than it should go. 4. The body slowly breaks down the blood clot. As the ...
About Tom. Tom Watson is Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Member of Parliament for West Bromwich East. Read more
Author or co-authored several books, including Tom Watson's Strategic Golf. His latest, The Timeless Swing, was released by Atria books in March 2011. Has written a golf instruction column in Golf Digest magazine since the mid-1970s. Was ranked as the 10th greatest golfer of all time in the 2000 Golf Digest magazine list.