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Project Number: | I01CX001549-01 |
| Title: | Rationalizing Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Coronary Stenting |
| Principal Investigator: | Scott Kinlay |
| Location: | Brockton, MA |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | July 2017 - June 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $134,492 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$707,134 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: In 2015, over 12,000 Veterans had percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in one of the 78 Veterans Affairs (VA) cardiac catheterization laboratories throughout the nation. Most of these PCIs used drug eluting stents, which have lower rates of restenosis and need for repeat interventions than earlier bare metal stents. However, drug eluting stents require longer dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and a thienopyridine inhibitor to prevent stent thrombosis and myocardial infarction. C... |