Who should not take Cilostazol?

The following conditions are contraindicated with this drug. Check with your physician if you have any of the following:

Conditions:

  • low levels of white blood cells
  • torsades de pointes
  • a type of abnormal heart rhythm
  • abnormal EKG with QT changes from birth
  • bleeding
  • an abnormally fast heartbeat
  • decreased blood platelets
  • angina
  • a type of chest pain
  • prolonged QT interval on EKG
  • chronic heart failure
  • tobacco smoking
  • blockage of blood flow from left ventricle of the heart
  • deep plexus block
  • deep peripheral nerve block
  • neuraxial anesthesia
  • local anesthesia injected in the epidural space or subarachnoid space
  • cerebral amyloid angiopathy
  • bleeding within the skull
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