Bare Metal Stents How Long Aspirin And Plavix
“Stent Wars": Everything You Need to Know About Stents
Drug eluting stents and bare metal stents are in the news these days, especially on the business pages as companies try to prove that "mine is better". I am asked on numerous occasions by patients what they should do if they have one or the other type of stent put in. The answer to this one is quite easy. Just follow the advice of your doctor about control of your medicines, nutrition and exercise, and don't spend any time at all worrying about which one of these stents is better. Let me expla...
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Expert & Community Posts
Drug Coated Stents
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...people should take blood thinners like Plavix or aspirin following stent surgery. The FDA is... Read more »
Is the Memokath Stent a Good Option for Enlarged Prostate?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert...What the risks are? What is the success rate? How long does the "implant" last for? The... Read more »
A Tale of Two Stent Studies
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...to those who got the old-fashioned, cheaper bare metal type. The increased risk of death was due... Read more »
Does fish oil cause bleeding?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...364 subjects in the study took both blood thinners, aspirin and Plavix (a platelet-inhibiting... Read more »
Health Guide
Coronary Artery Disease: Highlights
...think that increased homocysteine levels may be a sign of heart disease, rather than a cause of it.Aspirin and ClopidogrelA combination of aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) may not work better than... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Highlights
...severe heart attack and lower-risk patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin may not work as well as aspirin alone in preventing a first heart attack, according... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Surgery
...of anticlotting drugs are used to reduce this risk. Clopidogrel (Plavix) is often given along with aspirin and thrombolytic drugs (such as abciximab) in the days before angioplasty surgery, to... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Angioplasty and Stents
...shortly after angioplasty often occurs. A number of anti-clotting drugs are used to help prevent this.Aspirin and the anti-platelet drug clopidogrel are often used to prevent reclosure during the... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: References
ReferencesBerger JS, Roncaglioni MC, Avanzini F, Pangrazzi I, Tognoni G, Brown DL. Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events in women and men: a sex-specific meta-analysis of... Read more »Images
Coronary artery stent images. See images of a coronary artery stent.... Read more »
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New blood thinner may beat Plavix in angioplasty patients
October 03, 2008Treatment with the new antiplatelet drug prasugrel (Effient) may be more effective than the standard treatment drug Plavix at protecting against... Read summary »
Study: Save Limbs With Stents
March 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Interventional radiologists are revealing new information about the use of drug-eluting stents used to treat critical limb... Read summary »
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Q&A: How long should I take Plavix?
October 03, 2008A reader who has had a heart attack and two stents inserted asks experts at InteliHealth how long he should continue taking Plavix and if it's safe... Read summary »
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