Jacksonville, FL - Data from a pharmacodynamic study suggests that acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients can be safely switched from maintenance clopidogrel (Plavix, Bristol-Myers ...

FLORENCE, ITALY — A study comparing ticagrelor (Brilinta, AstraZeneca) and prasugrel (Effient, Lilly/Daiichi-Sanyo) in patients with ST-segment-elevation MI (STEMI) undergoing primary PCI has shown ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Ticagrelor did not prove to be noninferior to prasugrel as part of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following PCI in patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary disease in the ...

Poor kidney function predicts worse outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) but not less benefit of prasugrel (Effient) over ticagrelor (Brilinta) in dual antiplatelet therapy for those headed to ...

What does this mean for me? If you have acute coronary syndrome and are having a procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention, and your doctor thinks that prasugrel is the right treatment, you ...

Pretreatment with clopidogrel should not prohibit reloading with prasugrel in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according ...

In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who have not undergone revascularization, but are receiving aspirin, prasugrel is associated with a similar rate of major cardiovascular events and has a ...

Dual-antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a thienopyridine is a cornerstone of treatment to prevent thrombotic complications of acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention. To ...

Review the side-effects of Prasugrel as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

Adequate platelet inhibition early in the course of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention is essential to reduce stent thrombosis and ...

Acute coronary syndromes refers to a group of symptoms associated with acute myocardial ischaemia with or without infarction. It encompasses a spectrum of disorders or syndromes including acute ...