The Bob Harrington Show - Episode 30: Canadian antiplatelet guidelines with Dr Alan Bell

Summary: Notable for their therapy-based approach, rigor, and clarity, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) antiplatelet guidelines were recently presented by coauthors Drs Alan Bell and Jean-François Tanguay at the CCS annual meeting in Montreal. Dr Bell joins the show to discuss the raison d’être, methodology, and aspirations of the new guidelines, while addressing specific line items, including aspirin dosing, duration of dual antiplatelet therapy poststenting, primary prevention, and interaction with proton-pump inhibitors.