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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:...

Optimal Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: New ACC-AHA Guidelines

Original Title: 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Coronary...

Vorapaxar in Acute Limb Ischemia

Original Title: Acute Limb Ischemia and Outcomes With Vorapaxar in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease: Results From...