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Antiplatelet

Angioplasty Complexity May Define the Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy

The DAPT study concluded that continued thienopyridine plus aspirin beyond a year after coronary angioplasty is associated...
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CANTOS: Less Cardiovascular Events with Canakinumab

A new analysis from the CANTOS trial shows that individuals who initially respond to canakinumab benefit the...
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Antiplatelet

DACAB: Ticagrelor and Aspirin Improve Vein Graft Patency

According to this Chinese study, dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor and aspirin improves vein graft patency a year after surgery without increasing the...
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New High Blood Pressure Guidelines

The wait is finally over: the high blood pressure guidelines that have been in the works for...
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Coronary disease

PRESERVE: IV Bicarbonate and Oral N-Acetylcysteine Do Not Prevent Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury

Use of IV bicarbonate instead of saline and administration of oral N-acetylcysteine are not effective strategies for...
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Acute coronary syndromes

NCDR ACTION Registry: Anticoagulated Patients with No Higher Risk of Bleeding in Emergency Procedures

Patients with a history of atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin or any of the new direct oral anticoagulants undergoing...
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FOURIER: Evolocumab Found Beneficial for Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease of Prior MI

Patients with peripheral vascular disease or prior acute myocardial infarction (especially within the first two years after the event)...
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Antithrombotic Anticoagulants

The End of Aspirin for Anticoagulated Patients Undergoing PCI

The discussion about the best anti-thrombotic strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI seemed never-ending until the RE-DUAL...
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