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Clopidogrel question

Hi, If a person had a baboon's heart valve and a pacemaker and they were taking the medication clopidogrel for 7 years and then stopped taking it for a few months, could there be any ramifications?
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Sorry to hear that. A clot lodging in the heart ends up as a heart attack; in the brain it is a stroke. I hope he is getting hospital care right now.
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94 and transitioning now.
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That’s Plavix, a blood thinner to reduce clots and strokes. He hasn’t had a stroke, so breathe easy.
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Well actually it is a heart attack or a stroke.
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