Cardiac Catheterization

can I take my daily 325 mg aspirin on the days before this test?

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No !

by IAN MC - 2015-01-11 11:01:41

You need to minimise the likelihood of bleeding at the catheter entry point and at other places on its journey..

Your Dr will probably ask you to stop the aspirin 4 or 5 days before the procedure ; it is all about the relative risk of a bleed v clot prevention

Best of luck

Ian

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