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You have received a short stent. If one year is over, generally better to reduce antiplatelet medicines from 2 to one. Since your age is 45, even if you take double antiplatelet for longer not much risk of bleeding, so you can do it either by gradually reducing, or suddenly stopping one of the two blood thinners.
I usually prescribe clopidogrel for second year, and aspirin after the first few years, but with a short stent, whatever your Dr. decides is very likely to give good result. Best wi...more
I usually prescribe clopidogrel for second year, and aspirin after the first few years, but with a short stent, whatever your Dr. decides is very likely to give good result. Best wi...more
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In general every patient who has a significant blockage in the heart or has a history of heart attack should be on at least 4 types of medications
1) antiplatelets which increase the clotting time of blood and decrease chances of future heart attacks and Re-stenosis of the stent. Initially you are kept on two types of antiplatelets and depending upon your disease and your progress your then shifted to single antiplatelet after 6 months or 1 year.
Eg: ecosprin, clopidogrel, Prasugrel, br...more
1) antiplatelets which increase the clotting time of blood and decrease chances of future heart attacks and Re-stenosis of the stent. Initially you are kept on two types of antiplatelets and depending upon your disease and your progress your then shifted to single antiplatelet after 6 months or 1 year.
Eg: ecosprin, clopidogrel, Prasugrel, br...more
Asked for male, 49 years old from Roorkee
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Very similar. Clopivas has been tested and is probably slightly more effective blood thinner. Brillinta has been less well studied, is useful in few special situations.
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