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Angina pectoris and heart attacks: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using ASA and clopidogrel together?

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Angina pectoris and heart attacks: What are the advantages and disadvantages of using ASA and clopidogrel together?

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People who have unstable angina pectoris or have had a heart attack in the past can lower their risk of further heart problems if they take the drug clopidogrel as well as ASA. But this also increases the risk of bleeding. Over time, fats and other substances in our blood attach to the inner walls of our blood vessels (arteries) and build up. As a result, the arteries gradually become narrower and harder. The medical term for this is “arteriosclerosis”: hardening of the arteries. The arteriosclerosis itself does not cause any symptoms at first. It only becomes a problem if it stops enough blood from getting through the vessels. The symptoms that people then have depend on which blood vessels are affected. If it is the coronary arteries (around the heart) that are affected by arteriosclerosis, the heart gradually gets less and less oxygen over time. This is called coronary heart disease (CHD) or coronary artery disease (CAD). It is not known exactly how many people in Germany have CHD,

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