Blacks less likely to get expensive, newer heart treatments
... should also receive aspirin, beta-blockers, newer antiplatelet drugs (including glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockers and clopidogrel), and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, if they have heart failure, diabetes or high blood pressure. Upon discharge, they should receive aspirin, beta blockers, c...Opportunity missed: TIA patients receive less aggressive attention than those with stroke
...oth TIA and stroke patients were discharged on the antiplatelet agent aspirin. Anticoagulant therapy was similar in both groups. ACE inhibitor therapy was prescribed in 26 percent of stroke patients and in 12 percent of TIA patients. The rate of documented stroke education at discharge for TIA patients was 35 ...Reviparin effective in reducing risk of death after heart attack
...d illness remains high. No antithrombotic or newer antiplatelet drug has been shown to reduce the risk of death after a heart attack. Salim Yusuf, D.Phil., F.R.C.P.C., of Hamilton General Hospital and McMaster University, Ontario, Hamilton, Canada, and colleagues evaluated the effects of reviparin on the composi...Low-dose aspirin and stomach ulcer medications better for heart patients with GI complications
...ers from Hong Kong. The study evaluates the use of antiplatelet therapies in patients with a history of aspirin-induced upper gastrointestinal bleeding and found those who took clopidogrel had a 900 percent increase in recurrent bleeding from ulcers when compared to patients who took aspirin with esomeprazole (Ne...Simpler 'alphabet' guidelines for treating acute coronary syndrome reduce risk
...applied. The "alphabet" approach includes "A" for antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulation, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition, and angiotensin receptor blockade; "B" for beta-blockade and blood pressure control; "C" for cholesterol treatment and cigarette smoking cessation; "D" for diabetes management and di...How platelets help cancer invade other tissues
...etastasis. However to date, clinical trials of the antiplatelet agents aspirin and heparin have yielded inconclusive, albeit promising, evidence that platelet inhibition may enhance the survival of cancer patients. One major reason for the difficulty in translating these results into effective anticancer therapie...Heart attack, stroke risk overlooked in diabetics
...partment to evaluate the use of such treatments as antiplatelet agents and statins in 12,106 patients with type 2 diabetes. All of the people identified in the study were on medications for high blood sugar, but few were taking medications for heart disease. There were a reported 2.2 million Canadians living wit...Early reports of thrombosis after insertion of drug-eluting stents
...osis if stenting is accompanied by a withdrawal of antiplatelet therapy. More than 1.5 million people a year have...arction (heart attack). All cases arose soon after antiplatelet therapy was interrupted. Professor Serruys comments: "We report these cases to draw attention to a ...First epileptic seizures in old age suggest high risk of subsequent stroke
...such as cholesterol-lowering, antihypertensive, or antiplatelet drugs, are appropriate for individual patients will depend on their absolute risk of stroke and of other vascular events rather than on the existence or extent of any particular risk factor"....Baby and coated aspirin equally effective in thinning of blood when taken in combination with Plavix
...he study's lead author. "Plavix is a prescription antiplatelet medication that helps keep platelets in the blood from sticking together and forming clots. Plavix has fewer gastrointestinal side effects than adult-dose aspirin." "While research has shown that the combined use of aspirin and Plavix provides an e...Antiplatelet drug found to reduce risk of recurrent heart attacks and stroke is cost-effective
ORLANDO -- The antiplatelet medicine clopidogrel is not only effective in reducing the risk of recurrent heart attack and stroke, it is also extremely cost-effective, according to data presented today by researchers from Emory University at the American Heart Association's Scie...Nursing home residents, minorities under-treated for recurrent stroke
... anticoagulants (blood thinners) like warfarin and antiplatelet drugs such as clopidogrel and aspirin help prevent...ted the use of anticoagulant therapy. "The current antiplatelet treatments for stroke prevention in the elderly are aspirin/dipyridamole combination, aspirin, and c...Study: ER could be front line for stroke prevention
...nt were on the drug. Another 22 percent were using antiplatelet drugs that can help slow clotting. But 23 percent ...e who weren't eligible for warfarin but could take antiplatelet or aspirin therapy, only 34 percent were using any of the drugs. The study also looked at the resul...Dementia before or after stroke increases risk of death
...t dementia, but based on the study, Barba believes antiplatelet therapy, blood sugar control and blood pressure control are important keys even in patients with dementia. For patients who have pre-existing dementia, stroke likely worsens the dementia resulting in poor functional, neurologic and vital prognosis, ...Aspirin within two days of ischemic stroke reduces deaths
...ch as aspirin which is in a class of drugs called antiplatelet agents that prevent blood clot formation and drug...oke. Recommendations on the use of other types of antiplatelet agents, such as clopidogrel and ticlopidine within the first 48 hours of onset could not be made due...Diabetes targets will be impractical in routine practice
...cholesterol, and blood pressure and regular use of antiplatelet drugs has been advocated in type 2 diabetes. Yet current targets are attainable in only 50-70% of individuals in research studies, argues Peter Winocour of Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Hertfordshire. The targets are often impractical and involve ta...Aspirin resistance increases risk of death
... for all patients with artery disease and a second antiplatelet medicine for those with uncontrolled chest pain ca...spirin. These people may benefit from alternative antiplatelet therapies or treatments that more effectively block thromboxane production. The researchers identifi...Diabetics at greatest risk of complications after re-opening arteries
...lle says stenting should be combined with powerful antiplatelet drugs for this high-risk group of patients. The procedure, also known as percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), is a common alternative to bypass surgery for many patients. However, the increased death rate for diabetics which is ...American Heart Association updates 'mini stroke' guidelines
...s that led to the updated guidelines are: New antiplatelet agents. These "blood thinners" help to prevent bl...r have had a TIA despite aspirin therapy. The new antiplatelet drugs are clopidogrel, which can be used alone, and dipyridamole, which is most effective when used ......urrently considered to be the "reference standard" antiplatelet agent, and isrecommended by the American Heart Ass...e of cardiovascular disease. Clopidogrel, another antiplatelet agent, wasapproved by the Food and Drug Administration for many of the same indications asaspirin. S...