Thank you, @DrTBarghouthi and @JohnAC71. The paper was very informative.
About my case: I underwent coronary angioplasty in LAD artery in March 2018, ie ~2.5 years ago. I am currently on this medication -
Atorvastatin: 10 mg daily
Clopidogrel: 75 mg daily
Aspirin IP: 75 mg daily
For my case, I found the following section in the paper especially useful -
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Drug eluting stents and antithrombosis. Two types of antiplatelet drugs should be continued within 12 months after stent implantation using the drug eluting stent. Usually, a combination of aspirin (75-300mg/day) and clopidogrel (75mg/day) is prescribed for 1 year. Antiplatelet drugs should not be stopped, and hair transplantation should be postponed until 1 year after the stenting in these patients.
In patients more than 1 year after the stent implantation using a drug eluting stent, two types of antiplatelet drugs are usually continued. In these patients, hair transplant session is possible. You can stop clopidogrel for 5 days as long as you continue aspirin before surgery. If you want to stop both drugs before surgery, you can stop them for only 3 days, but not longer. After the hair transplantation, both drugs should be restarted.
In patients more than 2 years after stent implantation using a drug eluting stent, one antiplatelet drug (aspirin or clopidogrel) is continued in the long-term. You can stop aspirin for 3-5 days, or low-dose aspirin can be continued before surgery. Low-dose aspirin does not cause hemorrhagic tendency, and it can be continued before surgery. Safe hair transplantation is possible in these patients. Antiplatelet drugs should be restarted on the next day after the hair transplantation.
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Also summarised nicely in the attached image.
My case is somewhere bw the last two branches. More close to the last branch (DES -> > 2 years).
I will get a consult from my cardiologist and see if he recommends doing HT under the same medication, or under reduced dosage for 3-5 days. Will update soon 🙂