Duration of dual anti-platelet therapy following drug eluting stents: Less Is More?

Authors
Category Systematic review
JournalCatheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
Year 2016
This meta-analysis suggests that abbreviated DAPT (<6 months) could be considered in patients undergoing PCI with current generation drug eluting stents (DES). Extended DAPT strategy (>1 year) may be appropriate in those patients in whom prevention of stent and non-stent-related coronary events are likely to offset the bleeding complications. Additional randomized trials are needed to evaluate the optimum duration of DAPT in patients with the latest generation DES and current antiplatelet drugs.
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First added on: Apr 10, 2019