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Dual Antiplatelet Therapy for Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Following CABG Surgery
Conclusion One-quarter of CABG patients who had perioperative MI were treated with DAPT. DAPT was not associated with a difference in MI, stroke, or mortality at 30 days, but was associated with fewer re-hospitalizations. Further studies are needed to determine the optimal antiplatelet regimen following perioperative MI. What is already known about this subject? Perioperative myocardial infarction portends poor outcome but optimal management is currently unclear. While dual antiplatelet therapy is standard of care for acute coronary syndrome, its role in perioperative myocardial infarction is unknown. What does this study ...
Source: American Heart Journal - February 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

A Randomized, Parallel Group, Double-Blind Study of Ticagrelor compared with Aspirin for Prevention of Vascular Events in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Operation: Rationale and Design of the Ticagrelor in CABG (TiCAB-) Trial
Publication date: Available online 18 June 2016 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Antoinette de Waha, Sigrid Sandner, Moritz von Scheidt, Andreas Boening, Katharina Koch-Buettner, Dieter Hammel, Rainer Hambrecht, Bernhard C. Danner, Friedrich A. Schöndube, Gerold Goerlach, Theodor Fischlein, Michael Schmoeckel, Martin Oberhoffer, Rainer Schulz, Thomas Walther, Tibor Ziegelhöffer, Christoph Knosalla, Felix Schönrath, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Matthias Siepe, Tim Attmann, Martin Misfeld, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, Alexander Joost, Leon M. Putman, Günther Laufer, Christia...
Source: American Heart Journal - June 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research