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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)...

Ticagrelor Shows Benefits in Coronary Microvascular Function after NSTEMI

Coronary microvascular disfunction (CMD) is an important long-term prognosis predictor. CMD treatment can be an effective therapeutic...

ACC 2022 | ADAPT-TAVR: Endoxaban Is Not Superior to DAPT After TAVR

DAPT-TAVR is a randomized trial that tested endoxaban in patients with no indication for anticoagulation who underwent...

ACC 2022 | BENTRACIMAB

This study was presented in phase 2, in a healthy population between 50 and 80 years of...

ACC 2022 | PACMAN AMI

Atherosclerosis plaque causing AMI is often large in volume, high in lipids and have a thin fibrous...

REVERSE-IT | Bentracimab: Progress on the Antidote for Ticagrelor in Emergency Scenarios

Optimizing an antiplatelet therapy after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) aims at reducing the major adverse cardiac...