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Drug-coated cardiac stents safety?

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Watch your platelets: You need two anti platelet drugs to protect from the stents getting thrombosis with blood clots. The length of time required keeps getting shorter and shorter. A thrombosed stent is a heart attack.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 11/12/2018

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