• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Importance Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are characterized by a sudden reduction in
blood supply to the heart and include ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) …

always refer to the full text version, which is freely available on the ESC and EACTS
websites. The National Societies of the ESC are encouraged to endorse, translate, and …

Guidelines, Aspirin, Clopidogrel, Ticagrelor, Prasugrel, Dual antiplatelet therapy, Acute
coronary syndromes, Coronary artery bypass grafting, Coronary artery disease, Drug-eluting …

Background Monotherapy with a P2Y12 inhibitor after a minimum period of dual antiplatelet
therapy is an emerging approach to reduce the risk of bleeding after percutaneous coronary …

Identification and management of patients at high bleeding risk undergoing percutaneous
coronary intervention are of major importance, but a lack of standardization in defining this …

Background We hypothesised that ticagrelor, in combination with aspirin for 1 month,
followed by ticagrelor alone, improves outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention …

These Guidelines represent the third time that the ESC and EACTS have brought together
cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in a joint Task Force to review the ever-increasing body …

Antiplatelet therapy is key to reducing local thrombotic complications and systemic
ischaemic events among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) …

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …