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HOST-EXAM Compares Clopidogrel Versus Aspirin for Long-Term Maintenance After Stenting

May 16, 2021—Clopidogrel outperformed aspirin at 2-year follow-up in the HOST-EXAM randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of the two antiplatelet drugs as long-term maintenance therapy for patients who had no adverse events after 1 year of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after the insertion of a coronary stent.

FLAVOUR Compares FFR-Guided and IVUS-Guided PCI in Intermediate Coronary Stenosis

April 4, 2022—In patients with intermediate coronary stenosis, fractional flow reserve- (FFR-) guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was noninferior to intravascular ultrasound- (IVUS-) guided PCI, according to findings from the FLAVOUR trial that were presented at ACC.22, the 71st annual scientific session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), held April 2-4 in Washington, DC.