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Ticagrelor gets FDA nod for DAPT in high-risk patients with CAD
- Author:
- Steve Styles
Publish date: June 2, 2020
The new indication is based on THEMIS, which comprised patients with CAD and type 2 diabetes without previous MI or stroke and showed clinical...
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Deprescribing hypertension meds can be safe in older patients
- Author:
- Steve Styles
Publish date: June 2, 2020
The OPTIMISE trial was meant to provide an evidence base, among highly selected patients, for cutting back on...
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FDA approves dapagliflozin for low-EF heart failure
- Author:
- Steve Styles
Publish date: May 7, 2020
The approval based on DAPA-HF makes dapagliflozin (Farxiga) the only drug in its class to be indicated for heart...
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Safe to skip post-TAVR clopidogrel in patients on OAC for atrial fib: POPULAR-TAVI
- Author:
- Steve Styles
Publish date: March 31, 2020
The bleeding risk went up in such patients on oral anticoagulation who then added clopidogrel, and being on OAC...