Benefit of Single Antiplatelet Therapy Over Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Current practice guidelines recommend dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel for 3-6 months followed by lifelong aspirin after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, recently published POPular TAVI trial1 and other trials2 –4 that have compared dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) have shown decreased bleeding events and non-inferiority with respect to ischemic stroke, all-cause mortality, and myocardial infarction (MI) amongst patients receiving SAPT.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - December 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Agam Bansal, Ashish Kumar, Vardhmaan Jain, Grant W Reed, Amar Krishnaswamy, Ankur Kalra, Rishi Puri, Samir R. Kapadia Source Type: research