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Clopidogrel with aspirin doesn't prevent more small strokes, may increase risk of bleeding, death

The anti-blood clot regimen that adds the drug clopidogrel (Plavix) to aspirin treatment is unlikely to prevent recurrent strokes and may increase the risk of bleeding and death in patients with subcortical stroke according ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Warfarin and aspirin are similar in heart failure treatment

In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nanoparticle-based combination therapy shows promise in colon cancer prevention

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using nanoparticles to deliver a cocktail of aspirin and folic acid, researchers at the Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS) have created what could be an effective agent to prevent colon cancer. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Results of the PARIS registry Reported at TCT 2011

Non-adherence to antiplatelet therapy – which prevents blood clots following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) – was associated with higher rates of both ischemic and bleeding events at 30 days. Results of ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers focus on secondary stroke prevention after study reveals room for improvement

A year after hospital discharge, the majority of stroke patients are listening to doctor's orders when it comes to taking their prescribed secondary stroke prevention medications, new data out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Medical management alone may be best treatment course for stroke prevention

Patients with narrowed arteries in the brain who received intensive medical treatment had fewer strokes and deaths than patients who received a brain stent in addition to medical treatment, according to the initial results ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Safety and tolerability of the oral Xa inhibitor darexaban for secondary prevention after acute coronary syndromes

A phase II dose-finding study has found that the new oral Factor Xa inhibitor darexaban was associated with a two to four-fold increase in bleeding when added to dual antiplatelet therapy in patients following an acute coronary ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines outcomes of high-dose antiplatelet drug after stent placement

Modifying a patient's dosage of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel for 6 months depending on the patient's level of platelet reactivity did not result in combined lower rates of nonfatal heart attack, stent thrombosis (clot) ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Missed opportunities: Most heart attack patients are not taking preventive medications

Despite a high frequency of cardiac risk factors, patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) presenting with acute heart attacks, or ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI), are rarely on primary prevention medications, ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Treating metabolic syndrome, undergoing carotid angioplasty

Treating metabolic syndrome and undergoing carotid angioplasty may prevent recurrent stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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