Short-Term Versus Long-Term Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Elderly Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data From 6 Randomized Trials

Conclusions
Short-term DAPT after new-generation DES implantation may be more beneficial in elderly patients than in younger patients.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - March 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lee, S.-Y., Hong, M.-K., Palmerini, T., Kim, H.-S., Valgimigli, M., Feres, F., Colombo, A., Gilard, M., Shin, D.-H., Kim, J.-S., Kim, B.-K., Ko, Y.-G., Choi, D., Jang, Y., Stone, G. W. Tags: Coronary Source Type: research