Ticagrelor Has Comparable Safety to Clopidogrel After Heart Attack
March 11, 2018
March 11, 2018
ORLANDO, Florida, March 11 -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release:
Among people younger than 75 years who were given clot busters to treat a heart attack, taking the more potent blood thinner ticagrelor did not increase the risk of major bleeding (the primary endpoint) compared with the standard blood thinner clopidogrel, in a trial being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.
The results align . . .
Among people younger than 75 years who were given clot busters to treat a heart attack, taking the more potent blood thinner ticagrelor did not increase the risk of major bleeding (the primary endpoint) compared with the standard blood thinner clopidogrel, in a trial being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session.
The results align . . .