Review of the Primary Angioplasty in Myocardi...

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Contributor: Travis Barlock MD

Educational Pearls:

Thrombolytic therapy (tPA or TNK) is often used in the ED for strokes

Dr. Dan Ackerman and Dr. Gaspard Gerschenfeld discuss the efficacy and safety of both thrombolytics in patients with large ischemic core.  Show reference: https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000209398    

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD

Educational Pearls:

What is thrombolysis?

Thrombolysis is performed by administration of a medica ...

The SMART-CHOICE 3 trial demonstrated that clopidogrel monotherapy is more effective than aspirin monotherapy in reducing the risk of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events in high-risk patients who completed standard dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following percutane ...  Show more