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Small vessels & High Platlet count
Can a HX of small blood vessles ,smoking,and a high platlet count be helped by plavix treatment$
Plavix has not been found to be any more effective than a low dose of aspirin for anti-platlet medication. However, the preferred protocol after drug eluding stent implant is a year or so with aspirin and plavix regimen for the treatment of the probability of restenosis (blood clots) at the site of the stent.
No anti-platlet medication can off set the deleterious effects of nicotine, and small vessels are especially vulnerable for blood flow problem.
No anti-platlet medication can off set the deleterious effects of nicotine, and small vessels are especially vulnerable for blood flow problem.
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