When a stent is fitted the doctor gives the patient an injection of anti-clotting drugs. The patient then takes one anti-clotting tablet every day. Anti-clotting drugs: • are very effective • can take a week to begin working fully • have been used for over 60 years • cost very little to make • do not work effectively if the patient eats certain types of food. The patient must have their blood tested every few weeks to check that the anti-clotting drugs are working. Evaluate the use of anti-clotting drugs in patients who have had a stent fitted. – 7015

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When a stent is fitted the doctor gives the patient an injection of 

anti-clotting drugs. 

The patient then takes one anti-clotting tablet every day. 

Anti-clotting drugs: 

• are very effective 

• can take a week to begin working fully 

• have been used for over 60 years 

• cost very little to make

 • do not work effectively if the patient eats certain types of food. 

The patient must have their blood tested every few weeks to check that the anti-clotting drugs are working. o

Evaluate the use of anti-clotting drugs in patients who have had a stent fitted.

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