NewsTicagrelor gets FDA nod for DAPT in high-risk patients with CADAuthor:Steve StylesPublish date: June 2, 2020The new indication is based on THEMIS, which comprised patients with CAD and type 2 diabetes without previous MI or stroke and showed clinical bene...Read More
NewsDeprescribing hypertension meds can be safe in older patientsAuthor:Steve StylesPublish date: June 2, 2020The OPTIMISE trial was meant to provide an evidence base, among highly selected patients, for cutting back on the...Read More
NewsFDA approves dapagliflozin for low-EF heart failureAuthor:Steve StylesPublish date: May 7, 2020The approval based on DAPA-HF makes dapagliflozin (Farxiga) the only drug in its class to be indicated for heart ...Read More
NewsSafe to skip post-TAVR clopidogrel in patients on OAC for atrial fib: POPULAR-TAVIAuthor:Steve StylesPublish date: March 31, 2020The bleeding risk went up in such patients on oral anticoagulation who then added clopidogrel, and being on OAC a...Read More
