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My mother aged 55 is suffering from 100%RCA blockage and her angiogram cardiologist suggested immediate surgery for putting stents and all. Consulted best cardiologist of the town and he said no need to worry since blood is getting pumped by collateral. He puts her on lifepill 4 for three months. She underwent cholecystectomy in March. Cardiologist again prescribed lifepill4 for a month. Since it has aspirin which acts a as blood thinner. Shall she continue taking lifepill lifelong or it is safe to stop medication for her. Her bp and blood sugar is always in normal range and she is type 2 diabetic.
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Dear lybrate user your mother is on Aspirin which is a blood thinner and it has to be continued for long time if she is not getting any interventions done like PTCA (angioplasty when a second drug called clopidogrel may be added) or a cabg or Bypass surgery. Sometimes Aspirin can cause symptoms of gastritis when where a patient may have nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite and even sometime blood in the vomiting. In such time Aspirin may have to be discontinued till the symptoms. s improve, otherwise it can be taken safely till 75 years of age and then can be stopped.
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