CURE was one of four large clinical trials that provide a body of evidence that supports the use of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in those undergoing ...

Clopidogrel is prescribed to help prevent heart attack or stroke. It's a generic medication and is available as the brand-name drug Plavix. It comes as an oral tablet. The cost of clopidogrel can vary ...

Jacksonville, FL - Data from a pharmacodynamic study suggests that acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients can be safely switched from maintenance clopidogrel (Plavix, Bristol-Myers ...

Which patients should be on a regimen of aspirin or clopidogrel (Plavix)? What role does warfarin (Coumadin) play in those requiring anticoagulation therapy? —Jill Schmidt, PA-C, Belmont, Mich.

Researchers at the European Society of Cardiology Congress reported that the blood thinner clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes for people with ...

CHICAGO -- For prolonged antithrombotic treatment after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), clopidogrel monotherapy was more effective and at least as safe as aspirin monotherapy in a high-risk ...

Oct. 2 -- MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Even as they digest the latest news on what dose of the clot-dissolving drug Plavix is best during angioplasty, cardiologists are looking at the next ...

Among secondary-prevention patients who are event free for 6 to 18 months after PCI, clopidogrel seems to be superior to aspirin monotherapy over the next 2 years regardless of the patient’s baseline ...

One drug manufacturer did not provide the requested additional data. However, exploratory analyses show that these would have been important. Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care Is ...