Acute Coronary Syndromes: Translating Clinical Trial Results into Real-World Clinical Practice

August 27, 2011

Venue: CME Congress 2011, Paris / France
Time: 14:30-16:00
Course Director: Prof. Karl Swedberg

Awards 1 CME credit

Learning objectives:

  • Recognize the value of comprehensive data available in registries such as GRACE, which allows comparisons of oral antiplatelet treatment benefit and risk across a spectrum of ACS patients
  • Understand the unique challenges that arise in treating patients with acute coronary syndromes in the acute setting
  • Critically assess the risks associated with antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and gain an understanding of the various approaches for managing this risk
  • Increase awareness of recent clinical trial results and emerging therapeutic approaches that may allow for more effective platelet inhibition, improving patient outcomes and maintaining a favourable net clinical benefit

Target audience

Trained Cardiologists


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