Clarify Dual Antiplatelet Guidance After Stents for ACS

April 2025

New Am Heart Assn guidelines clarify antiplatelet approaches for patients with a stent after acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) combines aspirin with a P2Y12 inhibitor...clopidogrel (Plavix), prasugrel (Effient), ticagrelor (Brilinta).

It’s used to prevent major adverse CV events (death, nonfatal MI, stroke, etc) during and after ACS.

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