The prevalence, predictors and outcomes of guideline-directed medical therapy...
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence, predictors and associations between guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) and clinical outcomes in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients undergoing...
View ArticleAssociations between use of prasugrel vs clopidogrel and outcomes by type of...
We sought to investigate the utilization of prasugrel and its association with outcomes relative to clopidogrel in three typical subgroups of ACS in a real-world setting. Prasugrel is superior to...
View ArticleUse of prasugrel and clinical outcomes in African-American patients treated...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the use of prasugrel after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in African American (AA) patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).BACKGROUND: AA patients are...
View ArticleIncidence, predictors and impact of stroke on mortality among patients with...
BACKGROUND: Stroke represents a potentially calamitous complication among patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous intervention (PCI). Data on the distribution of stroke...
View ArticlePrasugrel use and clinical outcomes by age among patients undergoing PCI for...
BACKGROUND: Prasugrel is a potent thienopyridine that may be preferentially used in younger patients with lower bleeding risk.OBJECTIVE: We compared prasugrel use and outcomes by age from the...
View ArticleInsights from modern imaging and catheter wire measurements in patients...
BACKGROUND: Prior studies have neither described methods for crossing a severely stenotic aortic valve (AV) in light of modern imaging modalities (echocardiography, computed tomography, fluoroscopy)...
View ArticleAntithrombotic strategy variability in atrial fibrillation and obstructive...
Background: Managing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) presents challenges given that there are several potential antithrombotic therapy (ATT) strategies....
View ArticleChewed Versus Swallowed Ticagrelor in P2Y12 Inhibitor-Naïve Patients...
Purpose: Dual antiplatelet therapy is standard for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stents. Traditionally, patients swallow the loading dose of a P2Y12 inhibitor before...
View ArticleThrombotic risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes discharged on...
Background:Based on recent clinical data, the 2020 ESC guidelines on non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) suggest to tailor antithrombotic strategy on individual thrombotic risk....
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