I respectfully disagree. In my experience, most patients understand in stent thrombosis (“your stent may clog off, and the risk is higher if you dont take plavix”). Antiplatelet agents can be expensive.
I Agree that you are trading one or two medicines (beta blocker and imdur) for another (plavix or brilinta). However, if you stop taking …
I respectfully disagree. In my experience, most patients understand in stent thrombosis (“your stent may clog off, and the risk is higher if you dont take plavix”). Antiplatelet agents can be expensive.
I Agree that you are trading one or two medicines (beta blocker and imdur) for another (plavix or brilinta). However, if you stop taking your imdur you probably will get chest pain. If you stop your plavix, the consequences may be higher.
I respectfully disagree. In my experience, most patients understand in stent thrombosis (“your stent may clog off, and the risk is higher if you dont take plavix”). Antiplatelet agents can be expensive.
I Agree that you are trading one or two medicines (beta blocker and imdur) for another (plavix or brilinta). However, if you stop taking your imdur you probably will get chest pain. If you stop your plavix, the consequences may be higher.