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AHA 2021 | RAPID CABG: Safety of Early Surgical Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Suspending ticagrelor a couple of days before surgery was non-inferior to waiting 5-6 days in terms of...

TCT 2021 | STOPDAPT-2 and MASTER-DAPT: The Conversation Continues from ESC to TCT

Research on short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is still controversial. These discussions, however, seem to lead to...

TCT 2021 | STOPDAPT-2 and MASTER-DAPT: The Conversation Continues from ESC to TCT

Research on short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is still controversial. These discussions, however, seem to lead to...

Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia: Which Anticoagulant Agent Presents the Lowest Risk?

Atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for dementia and anticoagulant agents have been proven to decrease it....

AFIRE Trial: Atrial Fibrillation and PCI. What is the Ideal Therapy?

Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) will benefit from rivaroxaban monotherapy both in terms...

Are Antithrombotics Necessary in Outpatients after COVID-19?

According to this recent study (soon to be published in JAMA), antithrombotic therapy has no clinical benefits...

Hypertensive Patients: Maximizing Doses or Adding New Drugs

Adding new medication in moderate doses to control hypertension conveniently maximizes efficacy, reduces adverse effects and minimizes...

STOPDAPT-2 ACS: One-Month DAPT NOT Enough in acute patients

One-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in patients undergoing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) did not reach the safety...