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“I have a painful hernia but I’m on Plavix and aspirin after heart stents. Can I have surgery now?”

by John Kennedy | Apr 26, 2026 | Uncategorized

Short answer: often it’s safest to wait until you’re 6 months out from the stent/heart attack—then we can usually stop Plavix (clopidogrel) for a few days, continue aspirin, and repair the hernia with a low cardiac risk. American College of CardiologyCleveland Clinic...

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