Optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation: Conceptual evolution based on emerging evidence

European Heart Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 353-364

  Palmerini, Tullio ^a   Stone, Gregg W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Dual antiplatelet therapy; Stent thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DUAL ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; PRASUGREL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LOW RISK PATIENT; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STENT THROMBOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; ZOTAROLIMUS ELUTING CORONARY STENT; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG TERM CARE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84960353940     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv712     Document Type: Review

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