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HOST-EXAM: The Study that Challenges Aspirin as Long-Term Antiplatelet Therapy

The HOST-EXAM study (which was prospective, randomized, and open-label, with the participation of 37 Korean sites) was specifically...

ESC 2021 | ISAR-REACT 5: Prasugrel Superior to Ticagrelor in ACS across Kidney Function Spectrum

When we have to choose between two potent P2Y12 receptor inhibitors for a patient undergoing ACS with...

ESC 2021 | MASTER DAPT: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Angioplasty in Patients at High Bleeding Risk

Courtesy of Dr. José Álvarez. In patients at high bleeding risk with drug-eluting stents, the duration of dual...

Dual Antiaggregation De-Escalation: A New Paradigm?

De-escalating dual antiaggregation could be the most effective strategy after acute coronary syndrome seeing as it prevents...

The Role of Aspirin after the TWILIGHT-ACS

This analysis corroborates the potential benefit of ticagrelor monotherapy following a short period of dual antiaggregation (DAPT)...

Ticagrelor or Prasugrel for Acute Patients Who Undergo Angioplasty

We are still asking the same question: ticagrelor or prasugrel? With narrow margins between these drugs in...

AAS vs DAPT post TAVI: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Studies

Aspirin monotherapy (ASA) reduced the combined risk of thrombotic and bleeding events compared against dual antiplatelet therapy...

DAPT vs. Monotherapy: The Dilemma Remains After Surgery

Patients who undergo myocardial revascularization surgery and are discharged on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT)—aspirin plus clopidogrel—have a...