Original Title: Bleeding Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure Compared With Long-Term Warfarin A Pooled, Patient-Level Analysis of the WATCHMAN Randomized Trial Experience. Reference: Matthew J. Price et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2015. Online before print. The aim of this trial was to compare the relative risk of major bleeding after left atrial appendage closure…
Polymer Free Drug Coated Stent in High Bleeding Risk Patients with Only One Month DAPT
Original Title: Polymer-free Drug-Coated Coronary Stents in Patients at High Bleeding Risk Reference: Philip Urban et al. N Engl J Med. 2015 Oct 14. [Epub ahead of print]. High bleeding risk patients undergoing PCI usually receive conventional bare metal stents (BMS) to allow the shortest possible DAPT (dual antiplatelet therapy), usually a month long. This…