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Optimal Duration of DAPT: How to Predict Long-Term Events

Courtesy of Dr. Santiago F. Coroleu.   Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel after percutaneous coronary intervention...

No Extra Benefit for Combined Use of Bivalirudin and Transradial Approach

The aim of this meta-analyzis was to study the relation between bivalirudin and access site in patients undergoing...

Ticagrelor Reduces Events in Diabetics with Prior MI

    All studies on diabetics have shown these patients have higher risk rates of thrombotic events. This study...

DAPT after PCI with EES: 6 or 12 Months?

Original Title: 6-Month versus 12-Month Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy Following Long Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation. The IVUS-XPL Randomized Clinical Trial. Reference:...

Does Ticagrelor Reduce Events in Peripheral Artery Disease?

Original Title: Ticagrelor for Prevention of Ischemic Events after Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease. Reference:...

Metoprolol before primary PCI doesn’t reduce infarction size

Original Title: Early Intravenous Beta-Blockers in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction before Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Reference:...

STEMI: Best P2Y12 inhibitor according to network meta-analysis

Original Title: Optimal P2Y12 inhibitor in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention:...

Effects of switching from prasugrel to ticagrelor in patients with ACS

Original Title: Pharmacodynamic Effects of Switching from Prasugrel to Ticagrelor Results of the Prospective, Randomized SWAP-3 Study Reference:...