Clopidogrel Versus Aspirin For Long-term Main...

Catheter ablation is frequently performed to improve quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This randomized multicenter trial compared catheter ablation with a sham procedure to assess the true effect of the intervention on AF-related quality of life. In this ...  Show more

The FUND-HF trial found that financial support provided soon after hospitalization is a practical strategy for improving medication adherence among economically vulnerable patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. These results lay the groundwork for future trial ...  Show more

 In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle discusses the value of the balloon pulmonary angioplasty procedure for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. He then reviews the sub analysis of the HOST EXAM trial assessing the benefit of aspirin versus clopidogrel as a mai ...  Show more

Millions of us take aspirin daily to ward off heart attack or stroke, but a new study has found an alternative blood thinner, clopidogrel, could be more effective. We find out how it compares.An oral health check-up at least two weeks before surgery has shown to reduce the risk o ...  Show more

N Engl J Med 1993;328:673-679Background: Previous trials established that thrombolysis improves mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction, as seen in the GISSI-1 and ISIS-2 trials. However, thrombolysis has limitations, including an increased risk of bleeding and the ...  Show more

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Background Large trials up to this point had established the role of thr ...