Do you prefer a loading dose of 300mg or 600mg plavix for patients presenting with NSTEMI or unstable angina about to undergo LHC?
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Cardiology · Johns Hopkins University
Interesting question! As a rule of thumb, 600mg loads faster than 300mg. Therefore, it is more important when you anticipate your ballooning/stenting happening sooner rather than later (within minutes/hours). Per guidelines, Plavix is preferred over prasugrel/brilinta for stable angina (which was no...