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Acute coronary syndromes

Serum fibrinogen is a better predictor of periprocedural events than platelet reactivity.

Original title: Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen Rather Than Residual Platelet Reactivity After Clopidogrel Pre-Treatment Is Associated With an Increased...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Ticagrelor, even better than we thought

Original title: Reduction in First and Recurrent Cardiovascular Events with Ticagrelor Compared with Clopidogrel in the PLATO Study. Reference: Payal...
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Antithrombotic Anticoagulants

Does the systematic use of clopidogrel reduce events prior to angioplasty?

Original title: Association of Clopidogrel Pretreatment with mortality, Cardiovascular events, and Major Bleeding among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary...
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Infrapatellar

Cilostazol reduces restenosis in infrapopliteal angioplasty

Original title: Impact of Cilostazol on Angiographic Restenosis after Balloon Angioplasty for Infrapopliteal Artery Disease in Patients with...
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Chronic Ischemic cardiopathy

High-dose atorvastatin for prevention of contrast nephropathy

Original title: Impact of a High Loading Dose of Atorvastatin on Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury. Reference: Quintavalle et al. CIRCULATIONAHA.112.10331,...
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Acute coronary syndromes

To discontinue clopidogrel after a year of infarction can be risky

Reference: Charlot et al. European Heart Journal 2012 (in press).International guideline recommendations approve giving dual antiplatelet therapy...
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Antiplatelet

Percutaneous closure of the appendage: results, evidence, team training.

Our editors talked with Dr. Aníbal Damonte Percutaneous closure of left atrial appendage is now a practice that...
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Antithrombotic Anticoagulants

In patients with stroke history, Ticagrelor is superior to Clopidogrel

James SK, Storey RF, Khurmi N, et al. Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes...
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