DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been taking Plavix (clopidogrel) for 15 years because of a mild heart attack that resulted in three stents. Next month, I am having a prostate MRI and biopsy.

After a median of 2.3 years, significantly fewer patients in the clopidogrel group than in the aspirin group died or had experienced a heart attack or stroke (4.4% vs 6.6%, respectively). Much of ...

Among patients receiving clopidogrel, adherence to clopidogrel was 89.2% for the recommended period of 3 months. The median exposure to clopidogrel was 92 days (interquartile range, 90 to 92).

The roles of anticoagulation alone or with an antiplatelet agent after transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) have not been well studied. We performed a randomized trial of clopidogrel in ...

Clopidogrel is temporarily prescribed post off-pump CABG (beating-heart surgery) and post coronary artery stenting. The FDA has not approved clopidogrel for the treatment of AF.

After a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack, patients with normal vs. impaired renal function treated with ticagrelor plus aspirin had lower risk for stroke at 90 days compared with ...