Is Extended Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Carotid Stenting Beneficial?

Autor: Jing-Yang Huang, Wen-Yuan Ku, Yu-Chun Tung, Oswald Ndi Nfor, Kai-Ming Jhang, Yung-Po Liaw, Zhi-Hong Jian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Medicine
ISSN: 1536-5964
0025-7974
Popis: The optimal antithrombotic regimen after carotid artery stenting (CAS) remains uncertain. We aimed to elucidate if long-term duration of aspirin plus clopidogrel after CAS would provide clinically relevant benefit. Patients receiving CAS were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database, Taiwan. The discharge date following CAS was defined as index date. The study participants were divided into groups according to the prescribed duration of antiplatelet after the index date. They included the insufficient (
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