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Dual antithrombotic therapy in PCI: Potential harm in routine adoption.

Partha SardarJinnette Dawn Abbott
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
Randomized clinical trials support the use of dual antithrombotic therapy (DAT) in PCI patients but outcomes in clinical practice are unclear. In this observational study of patients at high risk for thromboembolism and bleeding, routine use of a P2Y12 inhibitor alone compared with DAPT with OAC was associated with a significantly higher risk of ischemic events without a lower risk of bleeding. Future randomized trials and observational analyses of large registries are needed to select the ideal patient population for DAT.
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