It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to make recommendations
regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular …

Context Clopidogrel therapy improves cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute
coronary syndromes and following percutaneous coronary intervention by inhibiting …

Background Despite the use of aspirin, there is still a risk of ischaemic events after
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We aimed to find out whether, in addition to …

The article describes the mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics
of aspirin, dipyridamole, cilostazol, the thienopyridines, and the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa …

The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published
for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC …

Platelets are essential for clotting in the blood and maintenance of normal hemostasis.
Under pathologic conditions such as atherosclerosis, vascular injury often results in …

The American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines
for the management of unstable angina and non–ST-segment elevation myocardial …

Background Current guidelines for patients with moderate-or high-risk acute coronary
syndromes recommend an early invasive approach with concomitant antithrombotic therapy …

In patients with stable CAD, PCI can be considered a valuable initial mode of
revascularization in all patients with objective large ischaemia in the presence of almost …