Smoking, sugar, alcohol, caffeine, and deficiencies of at least niacin and magnesium can negatively affect functioning of this system. A common condition associated with clotting is headache. In 1977, Drs. Now more than 15 years late, it seems that they and their findings are forgotten by their colleagues, as with other modalities such as chelation therapy, which also is anti-clotting. They respond very well to the natural therapies.
Stress is another condition associated with platelet aggregation.
Stress increases catecholamines, which cause platelets to stick together. There is a correlation between stress and immunity, since stress causes clotting. It should be part of every medical library, office or clinic. This has been known for more than 20 years. Since the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis has been elucidated in extreme detail, starting with platelet aggregation, therefore, oxidized cholesterol must cause platelet aggregation.