December 17, 2010 (Toronto, Canada) — Smokers did not have an enhanced response to clopidogrel compared with nonsmokers in a new analysis of ACS patients in the GRACE registry [1]. The study, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Patients with heart failure who have had a heart attack but not had artery-clearing angioplasty treatment are less likely to die early if they take Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers ...

Lacunar infarcts are a frequent type of stroke caused mainly by cerebral small-vessel disease. The effectiveness of antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention has not been defined. The participants ...

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The blockbuster anti-clotting drug Plavix will carry a new warning about patients who have a poor response to the drug because they do not break it down well, U.S.

October 15, 2009 (San Diego, California) — In what is believed to be a first for a health system in the US, Scripps Health has announced that it is now offering patients undergoing elective stenting a ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: Following a stroke, I was placed on Plavix to reduce the risk of blood clots. For the past two weeks, I have noted extensive bruising on my skin, blood in my urine and bleeding gums. My ...