Short- Versus Long-Term Duration of Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Stenting
Author(s) -
Marco Valgimigli,
Gianluca Campo,
Monia Monti,
Pascal Vranckx,
Gianfranco Percoco,
Carlo Tumscitz,
Fausto Castriota,
Federico Colombo,
Matteo Tebaldi,
Giuseppe Fucă,
Moh’d Kubbajeh,
Elisa Cangiano,
Monica Minarelli,
Antonella Scalone,
Caterina Cavazza,
Alice Frangione,
Marco Borghesi,
Jlenia Marchesini,
Giovanni Parrinello,
Roberto Ferrari
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.071589
Subject(s) - medicine , clopidogrel , myocardial infarction , hazard ratio , zotarolimus , aspirin , regimen , population , stent , percutaneous coronary intervention , clinical endpoint , drug eluting stent , cardiology , surgery , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , environmental health
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 stents.
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