Plavix and hives...Med. Stent dealkiller?
Ken Osborne
to Plavix. Does this rule out a medicated stent? He's down to only one
good artery, 72, and has CHF with an EF in the low 30's.
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
> My dad is running short of options, and he appears to have an allergy
> to Plavix. Does this rule out a medicated stent?
It does.
> He's down to only one
> good artery, 72, and has CHF with an EF in the low 30's.
Why is bypass surgery not an option?
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"Ken Osborne" <kb...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> My dad is running short of options, and he appears to have an allergy
> to Plavix. Does this rule out a medicated stent? He's down to only one
> good artery, 72, and has CHF with an EF in the low 30's.
A second medicated stent has come to the market or is about to. I'm not sure
either of them use anything contained in Plavix - I doubt it, but you should
ask his Dr. - but they do use different medications from each other.
You may be thinking of the medications that that are part of the protocols
associated with stents. Plavix is not written in stone, particularly if the
choice is no stent. Here is one article that points to one alternative:
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=59605
Of course, the only reason you put in a stent is because of a blockage in an
artery and the possibility of some viable heart muscle below that.
Incidently, does he do moderate exercise. If not, you might wish to discuss
that with his Dr. Also, asprin can replace Plavix to some degree but there is
a higher bleeding risk.
Bill -- not a Dr.