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Left Main PCI Technique Could Change DAPT Duration

Up to 20% of patients undergoing left main PCI require a 2-stent technique, and this number should...

What is the best antiplatelet in PCI to vein grafts?

Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. PCI to saphenous vein grafts is one the greatest challenges these days...

Aspirin, Bleeding and Cardiovascular Events in Healthy Elderly

The ASCEND and ARRIVE trials -presented at the European Cardiology Congress and published in The New England...

Antiaggregation Time after Treating Bifurcations

Defining dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) seems a never-ending story. We go from trials showing the safety of...

ESC 2018 | GLOBAL LEADERS: Ticagrelor Monotherapy Is Not Superior to Classic Therapies After Angioplasty

Dropping aspirin after the first month and continuing with ticagrelor monotherapy was not better than standard dual...

ESC 2018 | ARRIVE: Aspirin in the Eye of the Storm of Primary Prevention

Aspirin failed to reach the primary endpoint in a population that was at risk of experiencing cardiovascular...

ESC 2018 | ASCEND: Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Diabetic Patients Fails the Cost-Benefit Analysis

The obvious risk of bleeding posed by aspirin was too clear in this work, casting a shadow...

Can We Prevent Cardiovascular Events without Aspirin?

As regards the use of antithrombotic agents, the risk of bleeding will always be an issue, and...