November 21 News: DAPT, IMPROVE-IT, Surgical Repair plus CABG, Endocarditis and Predental Antibiotic Use

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November 21, 2014

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For the week ending November 21 2014, we discuss the following top cardiology news:

• DAPT: Long-Term Poststenting Dual Antiplatelet Therapy a Risk/Benefit Balancing Act

• IMPROVE-IT: 'Modest' Benefit When Adding Ezetimibe to Statins in Post-ACS Patients

• No Advantage Seen to Surgical Repair Added to CABG for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

• Endocarditis Cases Rise After Predental Antibiotic Use Falls

In Brief

• Bare-Metal Stent Safety Is a 'Myth': DAPT Secondary Analysis

• BASKET-PROVE II, EVOLVE II Test Biodegradeable-Polymer DES; No Late Stent Thrombosis Benefit

Scriptwriter, narrator, and audio producer: Katherin Vasilopoulos

Katherin Vasilopoulos has disclosed no relevant relationships.

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