May 17, 2020 – A new study sought to reveal whether drug-eluting stents (DES) coated with bioabsorbable polymer (BP) presented a safety advantage without compromising efficacy compared to durable...
Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for cardiovascular pharmaceutics. This includes antiplatelet agents, anticoagulation drugs, international normalized ratio (INR) testing, oral anticoagulants, IV administered drugs such as Heprin, and dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). The most commonly used anticoagulant is warfarin, which available in generic form at a low cost. However, it has a narrow therapeutic window and its effectiveness is altered by food containing vitamin K. To regulate warfarin, regular INR testing is needed. The newer anticoagulation drugs are referred to as novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC). However, since some of these drugs are now more than six years old, they are commonly referred to as non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC), and the newest term, direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC). NOAC or DOAC agents have much larger therapeutic windows, do not require INR testing. Aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) are the most commonly used antiplatelet agents for the prevention of heart attacks and stroke. They are often prescribed together as DAPT.
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May 8, 2020 – A new clinical study found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experienced a high...
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March 29, 2020 — Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who took oral anticoagulants alone after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had a lower rate of bleeding complications...
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March 28, 2020 — The TAILOR-PCI trial that used genetic testing to guide which antiplatelet medication was given to patients following...
The Boston Scientific Synergy stent uses a unique abluminal, bioresorbable drug-carrier polymer that dissolves after the vessel wall has healed months after the stent is implanted. Stent polymers have been implicated in cases of late-stent thrombosis, which required patients with DES to stay on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). This study looked at using the device as a way to shorten DAPT duration.
News | Stents | May 17, 2020
May 17, 2020 – A new study sought to reveal whether drug-eluting stents (DES) coated with bioabsorbable polymer (BP)...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | May 08, 2020
May 8, 2020 – A new clinical study found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) experienced a high incidence of...
News | Atrial Fibrillation | March 29, 2020
March 29, 2020 — Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who took oral anticoagulants alone after undergoing...
Naveen Pereira, M.D., co-principal investigator of the TAILOR-PCI study, explaining the conclusions of the late-breaking trial data during the virtual ACC20 meeting.
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | March 28, 2020
March 28, 2020 — The TAILOR-PCI trial that used genetic testing to guide which antiplatelet medication was given to...
The VOYAGER PAD trial showed patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who took the blood thinner rivaroxaban with aspirin after undergoing a procedure to treat blocked arteries in the leg had a 15 percent reduction in the risk of major adverse limb and cardiovascular events when compared with those receiving aspirin alone.
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | March 28, 2020
March 28, 2020 — People with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) who took the blood thinner rivaroxaban with...
Videos | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | February 18, 2020
Carey Kimmelstiel, M.D., FACP, FACC, director, interventional cardiology, director, cardiac catheterization lab, Tufts...
News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders | February 03, 2020
February 3, 2020 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a the CATALYST trial designed to assess...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two applications for the first generics of the anticoagulant Eliquis (apixaban).
Feature | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | December 27, 2019
December 27, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two applications for the first generics of...
News | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | December 12, 2019
December 12, 2019 — Low-dose aspirin was not associated with a reduced risk of a fatal heart attack among African...
EchoPixel showed technology at TCT 2019 that creates live holograms in the cath lab from 3-D TEE imaging. It projects the holograms on a special display screen that does not require the user to wear 3-D glasses. The interventional cardiologist can use hand movements and a foot switch to move the image around without breaking the sterile field. It offers a new way to visualize catheters, device positioning and deployment in structural heart procedures. (Photos by Dave Fornell)
Feature | TCT | November 04, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
The latest in interventional cardiology clinical data and new device technologies were highlighted at the annual...
Videos | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | October 17, 2019
Roxana Mehran, M.D., FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, FSCAI, professor of medicine and director of interventional...
Videos | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | October 11, 2019
Ajay J. Kirtane, M.D., associate professor of medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and director of the...
Videos | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | October 10, 2019
Roxana Mehran, M.D., FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, FSCAI, professor of medicine and director of interventional...
Videos | Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapies | October 08, 2019
American Heart Association President Robert Harrington, M.D., interventional cardiologist and the Arthur L. Bloomfield...
News | Stents Drug Eluting | September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019 – The first randomized trial to compare a durable polymer drug-eluting stent to a polymer-free drug-...
