New drug more effective than standard treatment to prevent heart-attack deaths

In continuation of my update on ticagrelor .....

Robert Storey, Professor of Cardiology at the University of Sheffield's Department of Cardiovascular Science, presented findings today that confirm one in five deaths in the year following a heart attack could be prevented if a new drug, ticagrelor (see structure), was used instead of the standard treatment, clopidogrel...

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