Do green vegetables cause blood thickening in patients taking clopidogrel?
Dr Irwin Ziment
Professor of Medicine,
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Professor of Medicine,
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Q: Do green leafy vegetables cause blood thickening in patients taking clopidogrel after CABG?
A:Clopidogrel differs from warfarin and aspirin in its action. There is no significant interaction or adverse effect on blood coagulation with a normal or even generous diet containing vegetables.