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Blood clot in heart

Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Mar 8 10:17pm | Replies (23)

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@susangaylor - Thank you Susan for your insights! I get another ECHO on the 30th of this month. We will see what if anything is there.
My question is other than the fact that I developed a clot 8 years after my HA and stent placement in my 100% blocked LAD. With no other signs or symptoms does one say that because a clot did develope that I will always be prone to another clot and therefore should go on Warfarin or Xarelto for the rest of my life? My local Cardiologist says yes and I have an appt. with my AZ Cardiologist on 12/12. I will have the results of this upcoming ECHO and that will inform all of us as to my situation.
Last January after having an ECHO in AZ and finding nothing my Cardiologist told me it is always far better to have a heart MRI. I did a month & a half later and there was no sign of a clot. He considers that to be the gold standard! I guess we will see how this plays out.
Jim @thankful

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Hello! I am so happy to hear your clot is gone. They are deadly. You should ask your Cardiologist about taking low dose aspirin daily if you do not have stomach issues. Far less expensive. If your Cardiologist says you need anticoagulation medication, I would definitely listen. Better to be safe than sorry for sure. Hope you had a very nice Thanksgiving!
Susan 🙂