How long should I continue dual antiplatelet therapy?
In this video, Dr. OP. Yadava, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Cardiac Surgeon, National Heart Institute, New Delhi, Talk about how long to continue dual antiplatelet treatment. The current recommendations for dual antiplatelet therapy is from 6 – 12 months. There are no adequate data available which suggests to continue the dual antiplatelet treatment beyond 12 months. Ideally, after a year one antiplatelet therapy should be stopped and continue with the other antiplatelet for lifelong.
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