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Ticagrelor Monotherapy: Valid after 12 Months?

Recent studies on antiplatelet antiaggregation support the use of short dual antiaggregation therapy (DAPT), even in unforeseen...

An Abbreviated Dual Antiplatelet Regimen Is Also Safe in Patients at High Risk for Bleeding Undergoing Complex Angioplasty

The MASTER DAPT study analyzed the results of an abbreviated (mean 34 days) vs. conventional dual antiplatelet...

High Risk of Bleeding after PCI: More Evidence for Short DAPT

Dual antiaggregation therapy (DAPT) with ASA and P2Y12 during 6 to 12 months is the indicated strategy...

Two Safe Stents at Two Years in High Bleeding Risk

There is a consistent number of patients presenting high risk of bleeding. In this context, receiving dual...

Results of Zotarolimus-Eluting Stents vs Biolimus-Eluting Polymer-Free Stents After 2 Years. Are They Safe in Patients at High Risk for Bleeding?

The proportion of patients treated with coronary angioplasty who are at a high risk for bleeding is...

Prophylactic Rivaroxaban Therapy for Left Ventricular Thrombus after ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

The incidence of left ventricular thrombosis (LVT) after anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) ranges from 4%...

Should Aspirin Be the Standard of Secondary Prevention of MACE?

Much has been published recently on short term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) both in acute (ACS) and...

WOEST 2 | Dual Versus Triple Antithrombotic Scheme in the Real World.

The WOEST study found a significant reduction in bleeding complications post PCI with oral anticoagulation indication (OAC)...