Individualize Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Stent Patients

February 2022

You'll see more of a shift to SHORTER courses of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after a coronary stent in stable ischemic heart disease.

Individualize the duration of aspirin PLUS another antiplatelet (clopidogrel, etc) based on ischemic and bleeding risks.

Most evidence is with 6 months of DAPT in these stable patients who get a drug-eluting stent, the most common type.

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