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Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy and Long-term Clinical Outcomes After Implantation of Drug-eluting Stents for Left Main Bifurcation Lesions : Results from the COBIS Registry II
Author: Joo-Yong Hahn, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE
- Although numerous trials have been conducted regarding duration of dual an:platelet therapy (DAPT) after drug-eluting stents (DES) implantation, left main lesions were excluded or included as a very minor portion.
- We sought to inves:gate the effects of duration of DAPT on long-term clinical outcomes in patients receiving DES for left main bifurcation lesions.