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How to Discontinue Antiplatelet Therapy Prior Non-Cardiac Surgery

Both the indication and discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy to balance ischemic-bleeding risks has been left to physician...

Back to Basics: Ticagrelor Questioned and Clopidogrel in the Limelight

Yet another observational study has come to question the antiaggregation power of ticagrelor when it comes to...

Xience Receives CE Mark for Short and Ultrashort DAPT Schemes

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) one month after angioplasty with Xience stent was approved in Europe for patients...

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy and TAVR: Obsolete Guidelines

The current guidelines recommend dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) 3 to 6 months after transcatheter aortic valve replacement...

The Best Anticoagulant Agent for AF After TAVR

Direct anticoagulant agents were associated with lower long-term mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) discharged after...

Post MI Betablockers for Good?

Patients receiving optimal medical treatment after MI do not seem to benefit from betablockers in the long...

Short Therapy and Monotherapy, Plenty of Evidence

A short dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) of 1 to 3 months followed by P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after...

Diastolic Pressure Could Play a Dirty Trick on Patients Treated for Hypertension

Having too low diastolic pressure could be linked to an increase in cardiovascular events (J-shape phenomenon). However,...