Impact of greater than 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy duration on mortality: Drug-specific or a class-effect? A meta-analysis

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Dec 15:201:179-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.058. Epub 2015 Aug 6.

¹ Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
² Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Cardiothoracic Department, Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Italy.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
⁴ Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.
⁵ Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, 3015 CE Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Cardiothoracic Department, Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany; Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy; Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, Bern University Hospital, Switzerland.

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Keywords: Clopidogrel; DAPT; Prasugrel; Thienopyridines; Ticagrelor.

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