Pharmacology

The Short-Term Aggrastat Infusion Registry (STAIR): Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Heparin + Short-Term Tirofiban vs Bivalirudin in PCI

09/05/2019

Joseph Brent Muhlestein , MD, FAHA, FACC;

We compared patients with coronary artery disease who underwent PCI having received either scheduled, planned tirofiban with short-term infusion or planned bivalirudin, which most of the time was without any use of a GP IIb/IIIa receptor...

We compared patients with...

09/05/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Strategies to Circumvent the Delayed Mechanism of Action of Oral Antiplatelets in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab

02/03/2019

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

The ongoing opioid crisis in this country, along with the judicial use of morphine in patients with acute coronary syndrome, have created an environment where it is important to bring awareness to physicians and medical staff about morphine,...

The ongoing opioid crisis in...

02/03/2019

Cath Lab Digest

News

Frequent Use of Aspirin Can Lead to Increased Bleeding, Study Finds

01/31/2019

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found that taking aspirin on a regular basis to prevent heart attacks and strokes can lead to an increased risk of almost 50% in major bleeding episodes.

A study published in the Journal...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Outcome of Patients on Oral Anticoagulation Undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting: Data From Discharge to 12 Months in the Warfarin and Coronary Stenting (WAR-STENT) Registry

10/27/2014

Marcello Galvani , MD;

Aldo Pietro Maggioni , MD;

Carlo Briguori , MD, PhD;

Maria Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani , MSc;

Luigi Steffanon , MD;

Andrea Rizzi , MD;

Ferdinando Imperadore , MD;

Giuseppe Carosio , MD;

Giuseppe Steffenino , MD;

Luigi La Vecchia , MD, FESC;

Giueseppe Massimo Sangiorgi , MD, PhD;

Andrea Rubboli , MD;

Leonardo Bolognese , MD;

Francesco Saia , MD, PhD;

Alessandro Sciahbasi , MD, PhD;

Cataldo Palmieri , MD;

Paolo Calabro , MD;

Marco Valgimigli , MD, PhD, FESC;

Giuseppe Di Pasquale , MD;

This study obtains further, and more focused, information on the efficacy and safety of three antithrombotic regimens prescribed to patients on oral anticoagulation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation by...

This study obtains further, and...

10/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology