title: Antiplatelet therapy in percutaneous coronary intervention: a critical review of the 2007 AHA/ACC/SCAI guidelines and beyond.
abstract: Antiplatelet therapy is a mainstay in the treatment of patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Although the 2007 PCI treatment guidelines were published by the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, new clinical evidence has emerged, expanding our understanding of antiplatelet use and potentially affecting the treatment guidelines. For example, clinical trial results prompted a Science Advisory to recommend that dual therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel be used for longer periods-up to 1 year in patients who receive bare metal stents and at least 1 year in patients receiving drug-eluting stents. New trial results have also emerged regarding the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists such as abciximab, eptifibatide, and tirofiban. This article reviews the current recommendations for antiplatelet therapy in PCI patients, recent trial results, newly developed agents, ongoing clinical trials, and the future direction of antiplatelet therapy in patients who undergo PCI.
authors.affiliation: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA. marcohen@sbhcs.com
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000401:mortality; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008670:Metals; D018579:Patient Selection; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin