A doctor recently told me that she wouldn't advise taking aspirin with a pacemaker. I never got around to asking "why not?" Does anyone have any info about aspirin and pacemakers?

Thanks!

 

 

This is a typical example where all the details of the discussion are important to what and why the doctor said that.

Aspirin is frequently used as a blood thinner for heart patients. While highly dependent on your condition, a large number of pacemaker patients take blood thinners. I personally take 325mg aspirin daily per prescription.

 

Having a pm is not a reason to take aspirin every day but having a pm doesn't mean it's bad to take it. Many of us are on it for other conditions.

 

If the only reason this person told you not to take aspirin is because you have a pacemaker, I would change doctors immediately because that is an idiotic statement.

 

My doctor advised me to stay on tha same medications as before PC implantation including Aspirin ,anti hypertensive drugs and anti cholestrol drug .

 

The only justification I can imagine for what she said is if the charge from the pacemaker produces a somehow weaker beat, and therefor the thinner the blood, the poorer circulation is going to be.

That's the only thing I can think of. I've searched it online, but I can't find any other source that says aspirin is contraindicated for those with pacemakers.

 

My Dr. has me on 81 mg of baby aspirin along with Lopressor & Tikosyn daily.
Aspirin 1 time a day & the other 2 times.