Burton Sobel, a towering scientist and cardiologist, died at home on May 3 at the age of 75. Sobel had been treated in the past for prostate cancer and had suffered a recurrence, but it is not known if this was the immediate cause of his death. Sobel was among the most powerful and influential…
Bleeding Problems Continue To Bedevil Merck’s Novel Antiplatelet Agent Vorapaxar
February 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
In the large TRA-2P study of more than 26,000 patients with MI, ischemic stroke, or documented peripheral vascular disease, the novel antiplatelet agent vorapaxar significantly reduced the primary endpoint of CV death, MI, stroke or urgent coronary revascularization. But vorapaxar treatment resulted in a significant increase in bleeding, including intracranial hemorrhage. The fate of vorapaxar now appears to…
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