Long-Term Combination Therapy with Aspirin and Clopidogrel

The possible additive antiplatelet effects of aspirin and clopidogrel have been explored in the Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Events (CURE) and Management of Atherothrombosis with Clopidogrel in High Risk Patients (MATCH) studies. To assess the overall absolute beneficial and/or harmful impact of aspirin and clopidogrel combination therapy compared with monotherapy with either drug, we analyzed the results from both trials...