Efficacy and safety of short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (≤6 months) after percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Naoki MisumidaMohamed Abo-AlySun Moon KimGbolahan O OgunbayoAhmed Abdel-LatifKhaled M ZiadaPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2018)
Our meta-analysis demonstrated that short-term DAPT (<6 months) after PCI for ACS was not associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction or stent thrombosis when compared to long-term DAPT.
Keyphrases
- antiplatelet therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- systematic review
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- heart failure
- pulmonary embolism
- meta analyses
- coronary artery bypass
- coronary artery disease
- case control