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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

WARNING: Do not wait to get Rx filled

A new study published in the Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes revealed that waiting even a day to fill a prescription for blood thinners after heart stent surgery may double the risk of heart attack or death.

Over 22 months of follow-up, patients who waited a day or more to fill their blood thinner medication prescription had a 14.2% risk of heart attack or death, which was nearly double the 7.9% risk among those who filled their prescription on the day they were discharged from the hospital.

Factors positively associated with delaying included older age, prior MI or revascularization, diabetes, renal failure, cardiogenic shock, inhospital bleeding, and clopidogrel use at hospital admission.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR PLAVIX OR EFFIENT AFTER YOUR STENTING PROCEDURE







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