In order to better prevent blood clots, the drugs clopidogrel or prasugrel can be prescribed to patients with acute ischaemia of the heart muscle, in addition to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). The German ...

The advent of thrombolytic therapy initiated the era of pharmacologic reperfusion in the acute phase of myocardial infarction (MI). Although it was a major improvement in the treatment of acute MI ...

Researchers at the European Society of Cardiology Congress reported that the blood thinner clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes for people with ...

The optimal timing of clopidogrel dosing and administration in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains an intense area of investigation. A series of studies -- Antiplatelet ...

The commonly prescribed blood thinner clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes in people who already have at least some degree of heart disease, ...

Patients with high-risk features undergoing elective PCI and treated with the more-potent antiplatelet agent ticagrelor (Brilinta; AstraZeneca) instead of clopidogrel fared no better with respect to ...

Scientists pinpoint how many hours sleep will increase your risk of heart disease Crucially, the research also found clopidogrel did not increase the risk of major bleeding, a serious and common side ...

Recent media reports regarding the results of the CHARISMA Trial may be misinterpreted by patients with coronary stents and other conditions*, causing these patients to inappropriately stop taking the ...