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Reducing use of triple therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention: Results from a hospital‐wide quality improvement initiative

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Trials have shown that for patients on oral anticoagulants (OAC), a short course of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with OAC reduces post‐percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) bleeding without increasing ischemic events.… Click to show full abstract

Trials have shown that for patients on oral anticoagulants (OAC), a short course of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with OAC reduces post‐percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) bleeding without increasing ischemic events. Adoption of this strategy has been variable. We evaluated the impact of an institutional quality improvement (QI) initiative to reduce the use of triple therapy (TT, OAC + DAPT) and improve discharge communication post‐PCI.

Keywords: use triple; therapy; improvement initiative; percutaneous coronary; coronary intervention; quality improvement

Journal Title: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Year Published: 2022

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