A comprehensive analysis of nearly 29,000 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) suggests that clopidogrel, a commonly prescribed blood thinner, is more effective than aspirin in preventing ...

For decades, aspirin has been the go‑to drug for preventing heart attacks and strokes. But recent research is turning that assumption on its head. Aspirin has been overtaken by another well-known ...

The INSPIRES, a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, involved patients with mild ischemic stroke or high-risk TIA of presumed atherosclerotic cause who had not undergone thrombolysis or ...

A commonly prescribed drug could be more effective than aspirin for long-term heart disease prevention. Analysis of nearly 29,000 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) suggests the blood thinner ...

CHICAGO -- For prolonged antithrombotic treatment after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), clopidogrel monotherapy was more effective and at least as safe as aspirin monotherapy in a high-risk ...

People at risk of a cardiac event after a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) stent procedure who received long-term antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel were 29% less likely to die than those ...

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 ...

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Orlando: Adding the anti-platelet drug clopidogrel to aspirin for the emergency treatment of heart attacks could save thousands of lives a year worldwide and prevent thousands of repeat heart attacks ...

Two million prescription for aspirin are handed out in England every month. It’s easy to see why. The drug effectively eases mild aches and pains while also slashing the risk of death from heart ...

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 ...

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, ...