Guided antiplatelet therapy efficacious and safe in percutaneous coronary intervention:Lancet
Written By : Dr Satabdi Saha
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-04-26 04:17 GMT | Update On 2021-04-26 09:02 GMT
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According to recent research reports published in The Lancet,Guided selection of antiplatelet therapy improved both composite and individual efficacy outcomes with a favourable safety profile, driven by a reduction in minor bleeding, supporting the use of platelet function or genetic testing to optimise the choice of agent in patients undergoing PCI.
Whether guided selection of antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is effective in improving outcomes compared with standard antiplatelet therapy remains controversial. With this background, researchers assessed the safety and efficacy of guided versus standard selection of antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing PCI.
For this systematic review and meta-analysis, from Aug 20 to Oct 25, 2020, the team searched MEDLINE (via PubMed), Cochrane, Embase, and Web of Science databases for randomised controlled trials and observational studies published in any language that compared guided antiplatelet therapy, by means of platelet function testing or genetic testing, versus standard antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing PCI.
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