my father is having angioplasty with medicated sten done last april and taking ecosprin and clopitab for blood thining, 2 days back he suffered through minor brain bleeding, now what i understodd if blood thining tablets are started then bleeding risk increases , but have to resume blood thining tablets asap . what to do
HelloWelcome to Chat Doctor. After an angioplasty, the patient must be on blood thinners, or it will cause blockage of the stent. The first 6 more NHS to one year after an angioplasty are most important. During this period patient should be on two blood thinners to prevent blockage of the stent. After one year, patient can be put on one blood thinner only. However, stopping of blood thinner is strongly not advice. In your case they have stopped since he had a minor bleed in the brain. But they must be started as soon as possible. Remember, the bleed happened probably due to high blood pressure or some artery malformation. So once the bleed has settled, blood pressure should be kept under strict control and one blood thinner can be started. Wishing you good health. Regards