Fibrinolytic Agent

Confirming previously presented results, ticagrelor monotherapy after 1 month of dual antiplatelet therapy was similar to a standard DAPT regimen for the prevention of ischemic events without differences in bleeding following drug-eluting coronary stenting.

PARIS — In this video exclusive, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, executive director of interventional cardiovascular programs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Cardiology Today Editorial Board Member, provides a deep dive on the THEMIS and THEMIS-PCI trials presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

PARIS — In patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent PCI, an antithrombotic strategy of edoxaban plus a P2Y12 inhibitor was noninferior to a vitamin K antagonist-based triple regimen for bleeding, with no significant differences in ischemic events.

PARIS — The European Society of Cardiology released five new guidelines, which introduce fresh recommendations such as an LDL goal of less than 55 mg/dL in patients at very high risk for CVD and the use of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists as first-line therapy in patients with diabetes requiring CVD prevention.

Compared with placebo or either agent alone, a combination of bempedoic acid and ezetimibe lowered LDL to a greater degree, researchers reported.