by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at 37 sites in South Korea have found patients taking clopidogrel after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) experienced lower rates of both thrombotic and bleeding events than those taking aspirin. Clopidogrel’s benefits remained consistent regardless of high bleeding risk (HBR) or complex PCI. PCI (also...
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New Stroke Prevention: Clopidogrel-Aspirin Within 72 Hours
TOPLINE: Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with clopidogrel-aspirin given within 72 hours of a mild ischemic stroke or a high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) shows a greater risk reduction for new stroke than aspirin alone, although with a higher bleeding risk. METHODOLOGY: The INSPIRES, a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, involved patients with mild ischemic stroke or high-risk...
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New stroke risk down with clopidogrel-aspirin initiated within 72 hours
by Elana Gotkine Combined clopidogrel-aspirin therapy initiated within 72 hours after stroke onset leads to lower risk for new stroke at 90 days among patients with mild ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) of presumed atherosclerotic cause, according to a study published in the Dec. 28 issue of the New England Journal of...