Short- Versus Long-Term Duration of Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Stenting

Short- versus long-term duration of dual-antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting: a randomized multicenter trial.

BACKGROUND The optimal duration of dual-antiplatelet therapy and the risk-benefit ratio for long-term dual-antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting remain poorly defined. We evaluated the impact of up to 6 versus 24 months of dual-antiplatelet therapy in a broad all-comers patient population receiving a balanced proportion of Food and Drug Administration-approved drug-eluting or bare-metal ...

Interventional Cardiology Short- Versus Long-Term Duration of Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Stenting A Randomized Multicenter Trial

Background—The optimal duration of dual-antiplatelet therapy and the risk-benefit ratio for long-term dual-antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting remain poorly defined. We evaluated the impact of up to 6 versus 24 months of dual-antiplatelet therapy in a broad all-comers patient population receiving a balanced proportion of Food and Drug Administration–approved drug-eluting or bare-metal ...

Triple Versus Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Stenting

OBJECTIVES We evaluated safety and efficacy of triple antiplatelet therapy with aspirin, clopidogrel, or ticlopidine and cilostazol after coronary stenting. BACKGROUND Triple antiplatelet therapy might have beneficial effect to prevent thrombotic complications in patients undergoing coronary stenting. METHODS Patients undergoing successful coronary stenting were divided into dual antiplatelet t...

Outcomes with short-term versus long-term antiplatelet dual therapy after drug-eluting stenting: quantifying the equivalence margins.

Stent thrombosis and optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting in contemporary practice

The introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) in the practice of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has substantially reduced angiographic and clinical restenosis but is associated with an increasing propensity for very late stent thrombosis (ST). Among several clinical, lesion, or procedure-related predictors of ST, early discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is the most im...