Dual antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention: protocol for a systematic review

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 9; no. 6; p. e022271
• Main Authors: Elliott, Jesse, Kelly, Shannon E, Bai, Zemin, Skidmore, Becky, Boucher, Michel, So, Derek Y F, Wells, George A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.06.2019; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Acute Coronary Syndrome - prevention & control; Acute coronary syndromes; Angioplasty; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Medicine; Clinical decision making; Decision making; Drug administration; Drug therapy; Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy - methods; Evidence-based medicine; Heart attacks; Humans; Intervention; Meta-analysis; Myocardial Infarction - prevention & control; Patients; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Research Design; Stents; Systematic review; Systematic Reviews as Topic; Thrombosis; Thrombosis - prevention & control; dual antiplatelet therapy; percutaneous intervention; dapt

IntroductionDual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is routinely given to patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting; however, there is ongoing debate about the optimal duration, especially in specific patient groups. In the proposed systematic review, we intend to assess the opt...