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Net Adverse Clinical Events With Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndromes
Clopidogrel, prasugrel, and ticagrelor are oral platelet P2Y12 receptor inhibitors that decrease the risk of platelet-mediated coronary artery thrombosis. Clinical guidelines have recommended ticagrelor or prasugrel over clopidogrel in combination with aspirin as dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 1 year after acute coronary syndrome (ACS), whether or not percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is performed. The ticagrelor recommendation was based on the Study of Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial, which enrolled 18  624 patients with ACS and randomized them to receive DAPT with either clopidogrel ...
Source: JAMA - October 27, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Association of Statin Use With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in US Veterans 75 and Older
This retrospective cohort study uses Veterans Health Administration data on adults free of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) to evaluate the association between new statin use and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, and a composite of ASCVD events (myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and revascularization with CABG surgery or PCI), in veterans 75 years and older.
Source: JAMA - July 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Stroke and Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
This cohort study uses administrative data from a large US database to evaluate whether surgical occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAAO) during CABG or valve surgery is associated with risk of stroke, mortality, and atrial fibrillation.
Source: JAMA - May 22, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion for Prevention of Thromboembolic Events
More than 600  000 patients in the United States undergo cardiac operations each year, including coronary artery bypass graft operations, valve repair or replacement procedures, or other more complex operations. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who undergo these procedures are at risk for postoperative th romboembolic complications, with the left atrial appendage being a common site of thrombus formation. Occlusion of the left atrial appendage may reduce the risk of thromboembolic stroke and can be performed intraoperatively at the time of cardiac operations. The most common surgical approaches to ac hieve left atr...
Source: JAMA - January 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research