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New tool may help clinicians provide more personalized treatment strategies following coronary stent procedures

March 31, 2016

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Nearly 1 million people in the United States receive coronary artery stents each year. Nearly all stent patients are expected to take dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) using the combination of aspirin and a second antiplatelet medication to prevent the formation of blood clots. Exactly how long patients should receive DAPT has been debatable.

A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Clinical Research Institute (HCRI), published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), describes a new tool that may help clinicians provide their patients more personalized treatment strategies.

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