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Do you prescribe dual antiplatelet therapy to patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes on admission?


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Dynamic Slide Library
We introduce our Dynamic Slide Library with in-depth information on clinical trials, antiplatelet drugs, stents, antithrombotic agents, and acute coronary syndromes.

Identifying and Addressing Unmet Needs in Platelet Inhibition in Cardiology
This CME-certified webcast features 3 cardiologists on the Expert Panel of plateletNEWS.org presenting various aspects of antiplatelet therapy. The contemporary use of antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome patients and those who undergo percutaneous coronary interventions is discussed. There is also robust discussion about unmet clinical needs in the field and novel antiplatelet therapy and the agents that are on the horizon.

Welcome to My Practice
Step inside the practices of the plateletNEWS.org faculty members and see how they manage complex cases, research, and teaching. Now available: Christopher P. Cannon, MD, Frederic Scott Resnic, MD, Glenn N. Levine, MD, and Steven D. Wiviott, MD.

SLIDES OF THE MONTH

 
slide Triple Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Acute MI Undergoing PCI
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) with aspirin and clopidogrel has been shown to improve c...

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slide HORIZONS AMI: Impact of Clopidogrel Loading Dose on Efficacy of Bivalirudin
In the HORIZONS AMI trial, bivalirudin (BV) was compared with unfractionated heparin + g...

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slide Adjustment of Clopidogrel Loading Dose Using the VASP Index: Effects on MACE
Resistance to clopidogrel is correlated with worse outcome following percutaneous corona...

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slide TRITON-TIMI 38: Intensive Antiplatelet Therapy and Rates of Thrombosis
The results of the TRITON-TIMI 38 trial show that prasugrel can reduce ischemic events c...

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slide TRITON-TIMI 38: Early Stent Thrombosis
The results of the TRITON-TIMI 38 trial show that prasugrel can reduce ischemic events c...

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slide TRITON-TIMI 38: Late Stent Thrombosis
The results of the TRITON-TIMI 38 trial show that prasugrel can reduce ischemic events...

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slide TRITON-TIMI 38: Subgroup Analysis of Antiplatelet Therapy Effect on Thrombosis
The results of the TRITON-TIMI 38 trial show that prasugrel can reduce ischemic events...

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slide Bivalirudin vs Low-dose UFH+GPI: Bleeding and 6-Month MACE
Steinberg and colleagues randomized 1,205 patients undergoing elective percutaneous coro...

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slide TAPAS: Adverse Clinical Events at 1 Year
The Thrombus Aspiration during Percutaneous coronary intervention in Acute myocardial in...

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slide Death, MI, and Stent Thrombosis in BMS and DES Patients With Diabetes
This Danish study evaluated 1,423 diabetic patients who underwent stent implantation wit...

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slide PCI vs CABG for ACS
New guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/American College of Cardiol...

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slide PCI vs CABG for ACS (Cont'd)
New guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/American College of Cardiol...

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