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

The long-term use of clopidogrel monotherapy after stopping dual antiplatelets following PCI appears to be more effective at reducing clinical events when compared with standalone aspirin, a benefit ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been taking Plavix (clopidogrel) for 15 years because of a mild heart attack that resulted in three stents. Next month, I am having a prostate MRI and biopsy. The urologist told ...

In certain patients with mild-to-moderate acute ischemic stroke, dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) reduced early neurologic deterioration better than aspirin alone ...

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 ...

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 ...