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Originally Posted by D2112
Really? after smoking for 22 years? Not according to him. My brother had a stent put in at 54 and he never smoked. He was on blood thinners for a year after that. Bottom line is he really pushes preventative care and not waiting until after an event.
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DAPT (dual antiplatelet therapy) for a year is standard after placement of a stent, as most stents now are drug-eluting, which helps prevent thrombosis in the immediate period after placement.
Preventative care is fine. If you were treated as a smoker in his fifties, you'd qualify at least for moderate-intensity statin therapy based on your 10-year risk of ASCVD, but not all statins are created equal in strength. If you're taking atorvastatin (generic Lipitor) 20mg, that's only moderate intensity, whereas 20mg of rosuvastatin is considered high-intensity
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