Secondary Prevention

Clopidogrel versus Aspirin for Secondary Prevention in Coronary Artery Disease: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis

By MedXY 10/11/2025

This meta-analysis of nearly 29,000 CAD patients shows clopidogrel monotherapy reduces major cardiovascular events more than aspirin without increasing major bleeding risk, supporting clopidogrel as preferred secondary prevention.

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Reevaluating Beta-Blocker Therapy Post-Myocardial Infarction with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights from Recent Trials and Meta-Analyses

By MedXY 09/02/2025

Recent evidence challenges the routine use of long-term beta-blockers after myocardial infarction in patients with preserved ejection fraction, highlighting comparable outcomes with or without therapy and raising safety and efficacy considerations in contemporary practice.

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Clopidogrel Surpasses Aspirin: Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Shows Superior Secondary Prevention in Coronary Artery Disease

By MedXY 09/02/2025

A large meta-analysis in The Lancet demonstrates that clopidogrel reduces MACCE risk by 14% over aspirin in CAD secondary prevention, with comparable safety over 5.5 years.