Issue: What role did the inquisition play in the Catholic Church? Response: According to Pope John Paul II, The Inquisition belongs to a tormented phase in the history of the Church, which . . .
Those guidelines from the American College of Surgeons recommend discontinuing Plavix five to seven days before coronary artery bypass surgery, said Dr. Richard C. Becker, a professor of medicine in cardiology and hematology at Duke University, and co-author of a report in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Aside from the procedure, donating platelets is different from donating blood in a few ways. Firstly, the donor must not take aspirin or other anti-platelet medications such as clopidogrel (Plavix) for anywhere from 36 to 72 hours prior to donation. (Guidelines vary by blood center.) The reason is that aspirin can prevent platelets from adhering to clot bleeding.