PHARMACOLOGY

Virtual ACC 2020 | TICO: Ticagrelor Monotherapy in Acute Coronary Syndromes

Switching to ticagrelor monotherapy after 3 months of dual antiplatelet therapy reduces major bleeding without paying a price...

Virtual ACC 2020 | PRONOMOS: Rivaroxaban Superior to Enoxaparin in Orthopedic Surgery

According to this new study presented virtually at the suspended American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2020 Scientific...

Virtual ACC 2020 | CARAVAGGIO: Apixaban in Venous Thromboembolism Associated to Cancer

Oral apixaban resulted non-inferior to subcutaneous dalteparin in the treatment of venous thromboembolism associated to cancer with...

Virtual ACC 2020 | TWILIGHT-COMPLEX: Ticagrelor Monotherapy in the Most “Dangerous” Angioplasties

The original TWILIGHT findings in more than 9000 patients who underwent angioplasty were presented last year at TCT...

Virtual ACC 2020 | TWILIGHT-DM: Ticagrelor Monotherapy in Diabetic Patients

In parallel to the TWILIGHT in patients with complex PCI, Dr. Angiolillo virtually presented the sub-study in...

Virtual ACC 2020 | POPULAR TAVR: Post TAVR Anticoagulation without Clopidogrel?

In patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) that also required anticoagulation for another indication (mostly atrial...

Virtual ACC 2020 | Antidote for Life-Threatening Bleeding with New Anticoagulant Agents

Among patients hospitalized with life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding under treatment with direct factor Xa inhibition, anticoagulation reversal with...

Virtual ACC 2020 | TAILOR-PCI: Gene-Based Prescribing of Clopidogrel Does Not Change Outcomes

This very interesting work leaves us with a sour taste in our mouth, as it failed to...