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Low- vs High-Dose Antiplatelet Therapy for ACS

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with an acute coronary syndrome referred for invasive treatment have similar outcomes whether they are given double-dose or standard-dose clopidogrel plus higher-dose or lower-dose aspirin, according to the results of a multicenter trial reported in the New England...

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Ivabradine for CHF

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – By lowering heart rate, the selective sinoatrial current inhibitor ivabradine improves outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure and an elevated heart rate, according to findings reported August 29 at the European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress in Stockholm and...

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Reduced Heparin During PCI

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome initially treated with the synthetic factor Xa inhibitor fondaparinux do not have significantly lower rates of bleeding if they receive a reduced dose of unfractionated heparin rather than the...

Ticagrelor Pharmacogentetics

Clopidogrel and Concurrent PPI Use