Tuesday, May 12, 2015

NEJM - Long Term Ticagrelor After MI

"Long-Term Use of Ticagrelor in Patients with Prior Myocardial Infarction"
 
"CONCLUSIONS

In patients with a myocardial infarction more than 1 year previously, treatment with ticagrelor significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke and increased the risk of major bleeding. (Funded by AstraZeneca; PEGASUS-TIMI 54 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01225562.)"

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1500857

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