Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Jul 2017
Review Meta AnalysisDuration of dual antiplatelet therapy following drug-eluting stent implantation: A systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with longer follow up.
To evaluate the long term efficacy and safety of long duration DAPT (L-DAPT) compared to short duration DAPT (S-DAPT) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. ⋯ In the present analysis of RCTs with longer follow up (2 years or longer), S-DAPT compared with L-DAPT, was associated with higher rate of MI and lower rate of major bleeding without any significant difference in the rates of all cause mortality, cardiac mortality, ST, TVR, and stroke.