Should Pleiotropic Effects of Antiplatelet Agents Be Considered for Acute Coronary Syndrome?

When he coined the phrase, “A man is as old as his arteries,” Dr. Williams Osler anticipated the concept of the spectrum cardiovascular disease (CVD) by a century. The populations of many countries are becoming older, which has also led to the number of patients suffering from CVD to increase. Global rates of CVD such as ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke have been rising since the 1970s and the leading 2 causes of years of life lost in 2017 may continue to be the same in 2040.1 About 9 million deaths were because of IHD in 2017.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research