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WHO Endorses Polypills; SAVR Valve Recall; Bronny James Recovering
(MedPage Today) -- The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines added three polypills for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Low-dose aspirin failed to reduce ischemic stroke among older adults in a secondary analysis of ASPREE...
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - August 2, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Early DAPT Improves Outcomes for Strokes With No Other Tx Options
(MedPage Today) -- DALLAS -- Adding tirofiban (Aggrastat) to aspirin for dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) within 24 hours of acute ischemic stroke improved outcomes for patients who weren't candidates for thrombolytic or endovascular treatment...
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Lytic No Better Than Aspirin for Mild Ischemic Stroke
(MedPage Today) -- But early termination of randomized PRISM trial made findings not definitive
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Lytic No Better Than Aspirin in Mild Ischemic Stroke Trial
(MedPage Today) -- But early termination of randomized PRISM trial made findings not definitive
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

NOAC Not Better Against Cryptogenic Stroke Recurrence
(MedPage Today) -- Rivaroxaban had no advantage over aspirin, and increased bleeding risk in trial
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 16, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Ticagrelor Not Better After TIA or Mild Stroke
(MedPage Today) -- Aspirin just as good for secondary prevention, trial shows
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

SOCRATES: Ticagrelor Flops in Prevention After Stroke
(MedPage Today) -- Top-line results showed no advantage over aspirin
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

SOCRATES: Brilinta Flops in Stroke Prevention Study
(MedPage Today) -- Top-line results showed no advantage over aspirin
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Apixaban Cost-Effective in Afib Patients With Low Stroke Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Anticoagulant better than aspirin for low-risk patients
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - September 14, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Stroke Rounds: Aspirin Resistance Tied to Severity
(MedPage Today) -- Associated with infarct volume, initial stroke severity in Korean study.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Stroke Rounds: Aspirin Timing Matters ... a Little
(MedPage Today) -- Effects modestly better on platelets, not BP, with bedtime versus morning dosing.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

AHA: Aspirin Flops in Primary Prevention for Seniors (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- No impact on elevated cardiovascular and stroke risk in Japanese trial.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include infertility in women who've survived childhood cancer, targeting lung cancer screening, aspirin and colorectal cancer in women, and antihypertensive drugs, compliance and stroke risk.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - July 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Antiplatelet Duo Helps After Minor Stroke (CME/CE)
HONOLULU (MedPage Today) -- In the months immediately after a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), adding clopidogrel to aspirin therapy cuts the risk of another stroke, a Chinese trial showed.
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 10, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news