Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone after Coronary Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome

A Anders Jeppsson (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden) S Stefan James (Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden) C Christian H. Moller (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Copenhagen) C Carl Johan Malm (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden) M Magnus Dalén (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm) F Farkas Vanky (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden) I Ivy Susanne Modrau K Karl Andersen (Department of Cardiology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland) V Vesa Anttila (Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland) G Gennady V. Atroshchenko (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark) M Mikael Barbu (Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden) M Mats Dreifaldt (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden) A Ali Imad El-Akkawi (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark) Örjan Friberg (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden) T Tomas Gudbjartsson (Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland) J Jarmo Gunn (Department of Emergency Services, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland) R Rune Haaverstad (Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway) J Jari Halonen (Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland) E Emma C. Hansson (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden) J Jonas Holm (Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden) A Annastiina Husso (Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland) T Tatu Juvonen (Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki) Øyvind Jakobsen (Department of Clinical Medicine, Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø) L Lena Jideus (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden) E Emilia Johannesson (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden) A Anna Jonsson Holmdahl (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden) K Kristjan Jonsson (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden) S Solveig Moss Kolseth (Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway) L Lytfi Krasniqi (Department of Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark) T Tuomas Mäkelä (Research Unit of Translational Medicine, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland) A Ari Mennander (Tampere University Heart Hospital, Tampere, Finland) L Lars-Erik Mohagen Krogstad (Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway) S Sulman Rafiq (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Copenhagen) P Peter Raivio (Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki) L Lars Riber (Department of Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark) A Aminah Tahir (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo) C Carl Thorsen (Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden) T Theis Tønnessen (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo) A Alexander Wahba (Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway) I Igor Zindovic (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden) A Aldina Pivodic (APNC Sweden, Molndal, Sweden) S Susanne J. Nielsen (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden) D David Erlinge J Joakim Alfredsson (Department of Health, Medicine, and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden) U Ulrik Sartipy (Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 393, Issue 23
Published December 11, 2025
Pages 2313-2323
ISSN 0028-4793
Publisher Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal Info

New England Journal of Medicine

Massachusetts Medical Society

ISSN: 0028-4793 Social Sciences

Authors (45)

A

Anders Jeppsson

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

S

Stefan James

Department of Medical Sciences, Cardiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

C

Christian H. Moller

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Copenhagen

C

Carl Johan Malm

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

M

Magnus Dalén

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm

F

Farkas Vanky

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden

I

Ivy Susanne Modrau

K

Karl Andersen

Department of Cardiology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland

V

Vesa Anttila

Heart Center, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland

G

Gennady V. Atroshchenko

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

M

Mikael Barbu

Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden

M

Mats Dreifaldt

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden

A

Ali Imad El-Akkawi

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark

Örjan Friberg

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden

T

Tomas Gudbjartsson

Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland

J

Jarmo Gunn

Department of Emergency Services, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland

R

Rune Haaverstad

Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

J

Jari Halonen

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

E

Emma C. Hansson

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

J

Jonas Holm

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden

A

Annastiina Husso

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

T

Tatu Juvonen

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki

Øyvind Jakobsen

Department of Clinical Medicine, Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø

L

Lena Jideus

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden

E

Emilia Johannesson

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

A

Anna Jonsson Holmdahl

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden

K

Kristjan Jonsson

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

S

Solveig Moss Kolseth

Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

L

Lytfi Krasniqi

Department of Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

T

Tuomas Mäkelä

Research Unit of Translational Medicine, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland

A

Ari Mennander

Tampere University Heart Hospital, Tampere, Finland

L

Lars-Erik Mohagen Krogstad

Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

S

Sulman Rafiq

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Copenhagen

P

Peter Raivio

Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki

L

Lars Riber

Department of Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

A

Aminah Tahir

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo

C

Carl Thorsen

Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden

T

Theis Tønnessen

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo

A

Alexander Wahba

Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, St. Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

I

Igor Zindovic

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden

A

Aldina Pivodic

APNC Sweden, Molndal, Sweden

S

Susanne J. Nielsen

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

D

David Erlinge

J

Joakim Alfredsson

Department of Health, Medicine, and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden

U

Ulrik Sartipy

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm