Scientists have demonstrated that a common blood thinner is more effective than aspirin—and just as safe—for patients with ...

Clopidogrel is the generic name of the widely used blood clot preventer Plavix, sold by Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi.

Aspirin, long the go-to for heart protection, may be dethroned. New research reveals clopidogrel, a blood thinner, reduces major cardiovascular events ...

Emerging evidence suggests a better option already exists. A recent meta-analysis by an international team of cardiologists ...

On average, an American dies from cardiovascular disease every 34 seconds, reports the American Heart Association (AHA).

Researchers reported that clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes for people with heart conditions.

Aspirin is commonly prescribed to patients with coronary artery disease to prevent heart attacks and strokes, but a new analysis has found that another drug, clopidogrel, is more effective and just as ...

A recent study revealed that blood thinner clopidogrel may offer better outcomes against any cardiac event than aspirin for patients.Scientists further discovered that clopidogrel did not increase the ...

Doctors have found that the drug clopidogrel is more effective at preventing heart attacks and stroke in patients than aspirin.A new study presented at the European Society of Cardiology ...

For years, millions of people have taken aspirin in the hope it may help them fend off a heart attack. But a major scientific ...