May 2009
Br J Cardiol 2009;16:121-125
The 2009 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting was held in Orlando, US, from March 29th–31st 2009. Highlights this year included the first major results
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November 2008
Br J Cardiol 2008;15:307-11
National guidance recommends specific durations for clopidogrel and aspirin dual therapy post ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and following percutaneous
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July 2008
Br J Cardiol 2008;15:185-88
General news from the world of
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September 2007
Br J Cardiol 2007;14:194-99
ADVANCE – lowering blood pressure reduces events in diabetes
Death rates with drug-eluting stents worse in STEMI patients
Women with ACS do worse with PCI
EUROASPIRE: lifestyle issues
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July 2006
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:284-86
Thrombolytic therapy in the management of acute myocardial infarction (MI) shows true evidence of benefit. Administration of a thrombolytic saves about 30 lives per 1,000
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March 2006
Br J Cardiol (Acute Interv Cardiol) 2006;13:AIC 5–AIC 8
Platelet inhibition is a prerequisite for successful percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Aspirin was the first antiplatelet agent with proven benefit in ST-elevation infarction (STEMI) in
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March 2006
Br J Cardiol 2006;13:90-8
The ASTEROID trial, which showed regression of atherosclerosis by reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to new lows and simultaneously improving high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, was one of
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January 2005
Br J Cardiol 2005;12:57-60
Antiplatelet therapy plays a major role in the secondary prevention of ischaemic stroke. The antiplatelet agents that are most used in the clinic include aspirin,
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May 2003
Br J Cardiol (Acute Interv Cardiol) 2003;10:AIC 49–AIC 51
There is a lack of standards pertaining to stopping antiplatelet agents in patients with acute coronary syndromes prior to coronary surgery. We conducted a national
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