Combined Use Of Antiplatelet, Gastric Acid Medications Following Heart Attack Or Angina Associated With Increased Risk Of Death, Hospitalization

Medical News Today
4th March 2009




Following an acute coronary syndrome such as a heart attack or unstable angina, patients who receive a medication to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding that may be associated with the use of the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel and aspirin have an increased risk of subsequent hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome or death, according to a study in the March 4 issue of JAMA.