Tag: AHA 2020

AHA 2020: AF detected more often in high risk patients recovering from cardiac surgery

Atrial fibrillation (AF) was detected up to 10 times more frequently in high risk patients recov...

AHA 2020: Patients taking statins experience similar side effects from placebos

Among patients who stopped taking statins due to side effects, researchers found the statin may ...

AHA 2020: One-month DAPT safe and feasible after stent placement

A one-month treatment of dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) is safe and as effective as a longer ...

AHA 2020: Ticagrelor not superior to clopidogrel in reducing severe complications after PCI

The use of ticagrelor was not superior to clopidogrel in the reduction of the rate of severe com...

AHA 2020: Rivaroxaban comparable to warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation and prosthetic valves

The primary results from the RIVER Trial—Rivaroxaban for Valvular Heart disease and Atrial Fibri...