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Single versus dual antiplatelet therapy following peripheral arterial endovascular intervention for chronic limb threatening ischaemia: Retrospective cohort study.

Natasha ChinaiGraeme K AmblerBethany G WardleDafydd LockerDavid Charles BosanquetNimit GoyalChristopher ChickRobert J HinchliffeChristopher P Twine
Published in: PloS one (2020)
There was no clear evidence of reduced amputation-free survival in patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia undergoing peripheral arterial endovascular intervention being treated with dual antiplatelet therapy for 3 months. This is at odds with other retrospective case series and highlights the limitations in basing clinical practice on such data. There is a need for an adequately powered, independent randomised trial to definitively answer the question.
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