Posted by THOMAS C. GLASS on March 11, 2003 at 08:27:14:
In Reply to: Re: Maze and Mitral Valve Repair and Plavix posted by steve giddings on March 10, 2003 at 17:26:40:
MY EP TOLD ME TO TAKE 325 ASPIRIN. HE SAID STUDIES SHOW THAT IT IS ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE FOR PREVENTING CLOTTING IN THE ARTERIES ON EACH SIDE OF THE NECK GOING TO BRAIN. HE SAID THAT 325 WAS BETTER THEN BABY OR 81 ASPIRIN. I TAKE ECOTRIN WHICH IS COATED. THE EP DID NOT SEEM TO CARE IF APIRIN WAS COATED OR NOT. SOME ON THIS BOARD HAVE SAID COATED DOES NOT WORK AS WELL.THIS DOES NOT SEEM PLAUSIBLE TO ME. IT STILL GETS INTO THE BLOOD STREAM EVEN IF SLOWER THAN NON COATED.