Extended anti-clotting therapy cut heart attacks after stent -study
November 16, 2014 at 16:45 PM EST
CHICAGO, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Patients who took two anti-clotting drugs for 30 months after undergoing a heart stent placement significantly cut their risk of heart attacks and blood clots in the stent compared with patients receiving the dual therapy for the standard 12 months, a clinical trial showed.