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SMART-CHOICE 3 | Efficacy and Safety of Clopidogrel vs Aspirin Monotherapy in High Risk Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Courtesy of Dr. Juan Manuel Pérez. After post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) standard duration dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT),...

Patients at High Risk of Bleeding After Coronary Angioplasty: Are Risk Assessment Tools ARC-HBR and PRECISE-DAPT Useful?

Patients undergoing coronary stenting typically receive dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 6 to 12 months, consisting of a...

ACC-2025 Congress Second Day Key Studies

BHF PROTECT-TAVI (Kharbanda RK, Kennedy J, Dodd M, et al.)The largest randomized  trial carried out across 33...

ACC 2025 | API-CAT: Reduced vs. Full Dose Extended Anticoagulation in Patients with Cancer Related VTE

The risk of cancer related recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) will drop over time, while bleeding risk will...

STRIDE: Semaglutide in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and Type II Diabetes

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a severe complication in patients with type II diabetes, primarily affecting peripheral...

TAVR and Anticoagulation: What Should We Do?

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has consolidated as a valid strategy for certain groups of patients. However,...

Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Ventricular Thrombus After STEMI

While the incidence of intracavitary thrombi after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has decreased thanks to optimized primary...

AHA 2024 | VANISH2 Trial

Cardiac defibrillator implants (CDIs) have been shown to improve survival in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and ventricular...