A 68-year-old man is discharged after an NSTEMI treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and a drug-eluting stent. He has normal renal function...

Question

A 68-year-old man is discharged after an NSTEMI treated with percutaneous coronary intervention and a drug-eluting stent. He has normal renal function and no history of major bleeding. In addition to a statin, beta blocker and ACE inhibitor, which antiplatelet regimen is most appropriate on discharge?

Accepted Answer

Aspirin plus ticagrelor for 12 months, then long-term single antiplatelet therapy

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Aspirin alone indefinitely

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Clopidogrel alone indefinitely

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Aspirin plus clopidogrel for 1 month, then stop clopidogrel

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Ticagrelor alone for 12 months, no aspirin

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Acute coronary syndrome