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Does concurrent use of clopidogrel and PPIs increase CV risk in patients with ACS?

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Editor’s takeaway

The best evidence (a large RCT) found that adding a PPI to antiplatelet therapy didn’t alter CV outcomes in patients with ACS, but it did reduce GI bleeds. Hopefully this will give providers the confidence to use PPIs, if clinically indicated, in patients taking antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel or prasugrel.

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