In TRA-2P Study, Adding Merck's Vorapaxar to Standard of Care Significantly Reduced the Risk of Cardiovascular Events.

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Zdroj: Biomedical Market Newsletter; 3/28/2012, Vol. 21, p1-4, 4p
Abstrakt: The article provides information on the release of results from the TRA-2P (Thrombin-Receptor Antagonist in Secondary Prevention of Atherothrombotic Ischemic Events) TIMI 50 study of vorapaxar. The study has been designed to evaluate the efficacy of vorapaxer in treating patients with a prior history of cardiovascular events or disease. The results indicated that vorapaxar significantly reduces the risk of composite of cardiovascular (CV) death, heart attack and stroke.
Databáze: Complementary Index