Thursday, March 17, 2011

Study Examines Outcomes of High-Dose Antiplatelet Drug After Stent Placement



Modifying a patient’s dosage of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel for 6 months depending on the patient’s level of platelet reactivity did not result in combined lower rates of nonfatal heart attack, stent thrombosis (clot) and cardiovascular death in patients who had a procedure such as balloon angioplasty and received a drug-releasing coronary stent, according to a study in the March 16 issue of JAMA.
—American Medical Association (AMA)

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