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Originally Posted by MisterJoji
Did you read that before posting? That is a site specific study comparing coronary flows and it's effect with blood viscosity. People with coronary clots are regularly on blood thinners for 2 reasons, to prevent further clotting and to increase blood flow distal to the clot. Thinner blood has an easier time flowing past the clot because there is better laminar flow, thereby delivering more oxygen to the infarcting/injured area. The marginal increase in PO2 would have no effect on tissue oxygenation. Also PO2's run on different machines have an acceptable variance of +/- 6 so the slight increase in PO2 could just be from margin of error. Aside from fatigue from not being able to practice hard, blood thinners have pretty much no effect on oxygen content and delivery and would not cause a professional athlete any increased fatigue.
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Oh I read it alright... didn't comprehend it but I read it, thrice in fact. It seemed like a pretty compelling argument one way or the other.