Tag: #cardiology

One-month dual antithrombotic strategy after PCI reduced bleeding without higher 12‑month thromboembolic risk in OPTIMA‑AF trial

OPTIMA‑AF found that stopping dual antithrombotic therapy after one month and continuing a DOAC alone reduced bleeding without raising 12‑month death or thromboembolism.

#cardiology, #atrialfibrillation, #pci, #anticoagulation

Eugene Braunwald, Pioneering Cardiologist, Dies at 96

Eugene Braunwald, a trailblazer in cardiology whose research and textbooks reshaped heart care, died April 22 at 96 in Massachusetts.

#cardiology, #obituary, #medicine, #research