Hi all,

My 74 year old diabetic mother had an angioplasty operation 13 months
ago, after a heart attack. She was 'given' a Cypher stent in his RCA, to
treat a 100%  blocked artery. Afterwards, she was placed on lipitor,
aspirin, lopressor and plavix.

While the plavix was supposed to last for only a year, the doctor last week
said that 'the guidelines have changed, so we better continue the plavix'.

I would like to ask if this treatment (plavix + aspirin, for infinity) is
the usual
approach nowadays for similar patients (diabetics with multi-vessel disease
and treated total occlusions)

Thanks,
Allen