…prasugrel, and ticagrelor. Combining aspirin with a P2Y12 inhibitor produces dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), while treatment with one antiplatelet drug constitutes single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT)…

…are revolutionizing public health strategies, transcending their original roles as glucose lowering agents to become essential tools for cardiovascular risk reduction, offering profound benefits in…

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Pharmacology & dosing Definition and pathophysiology Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is the combined use of aspirin and an oral P2Y12 receptor inhibitor…

Myocardial ischemia and infarction Pharmacology & dosing Definition and pathophysiological rationale Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) denotes treatment with aspirin plus a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor. In the…

…the source material are canagliflozin, dapagliflozin and empagliflozin; sotagliflozin is a related dual SGLT1/SGLT2 inhibitor. SGLT2 is a high capacity, low affinity transporter situated…

…and treatment goals Diabetes, left ventricular function and other comorbidities Surgical risk and contraindications to prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy Patient preferences, local expertise and operator…

…easy to compress, with a dual collateral supply to the hand through the palmar arches and the lowest complication rate. The femoral artery is the…

…metallic scaffold without an antiproliferative coating. Their advantages historically included a shorter required duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), which could be as brief as…

…implanted pacemakers are dual chamber systems , meaning that two leads are used: one in the atrium and one in the ventricle. Dual chamber systems offer…

…acute coronary syndromes. Subsequent chapters will deal with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (Non STEMI, NSTEMI) in…