A year and a half ago, Albert Freund was on his way to work and began feeling a slight pain in his chest, which grew worse. “I broke out into a sweat and the pain got real stiff in my arm,” he said.

It is easy to use—A tube of blood is inserted and the result is automatically displayed within 10 minutes, making it the first test suitable to use in a clinical setting, even in the cath lab. It is ...

The use of genetic testing is becoming popular in the medical world. It can help people qualify for clinical trials or benefit an unborn child. Testing can also help decide treatment. Gerald Ordal is ...

Among patients with minor ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), clopidogrel does not appear to give additional benefit over aspirin in terms of reduced risk for new stroke in patients ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nanosphere, Inc. (Nasdaq:NSPH) announced today it will provide additional information for its premarket approval (PMA) application following the ...

In many patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), platelet reactivity varies markedly over time despite an unchanged dose of clopidogrel, according to a subanalysis of the ELEVATE-TIMI 56 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO, Fla. — Performing a genetic test for nonresponse to clopidogrel often influenced physician choice of ...

Anti-platelet agents are commonly used in vasospastic angina (VA) patients with comorbidity like coronary artery disease. However, long-term clinical outcomes in the use of aspirin, clopidogrel or the ...

LONDON, May 11 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc's experimental heart drug Brilinta has beaten Sanofi-Aventis SA and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's blockbuster Plavix in a pivotal clinical trial, lifting its ...