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Pre-stroke and post-stroke use of antithrombotic is shown in Table 2. The most frequent used doses were: 75mg aspirin daily and 200mg dipyridamole, twice daily. Acute stroke severity, as measured ...
P2Y12 inhibitors like ticagrelor and clopidogrel provide a 23% lower risk of heart-related death, heart attack or stroke compared to aspirin ...
High-dose aspirin (HDA) is used with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in Kawasaki disease (KD). Practice regarding HDA varies, and it is unclear whether HDA duration affects the long-term course.
vThe Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China wDepartment of Women and Children’s Health, School of Life ...
There's A Better Clot-Preventing Option Than Aspirin, Researchers Say By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, June 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s a better option than daily aspirin to ...
P2Y12 inhibitors like ticagrelor and clopidogrel provide a 23% lower risk of heart-related death, heart attack or stroke compared to aspirin The drugs work by making platelets less sticky ...
P2Y12 inhibitors are often given to patients alongside aspirin ("dual therapy") after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) - a procedure to widen or unblock a coronary artery - to help prevent ...
A major international study has found that heart patients, particularly seniors, may benefit more from newer blood-thinning medications called P2Y12 inhibitors than traditional aspirin therapy ...
Recent research has indicated that the use of P2Y12 inhibitors may offer greater protection against heart attacks and strokes compared to traditional aspirin therapy for patients suffering from ...
Compared with clopidogrel monotherapy, cardiovascular and bleeding outcomes were similar with aspirin monotherapy beyond one month and up to one year after PCI in patients with acute coronary ...
Funding: RKR is supported by the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford. RB is supported by the Rhodes Trust and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FRN: 193224). MA is ...