Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Drug-Eluting Stents: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Circulation
Review (24 RCTs, n=79,073) found short-term (<6-month) dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) followed by P2Y12 inhibitor (e.g. clopidogrel) monotherapy reduces major bleeding, while extended-term (>12-month), reduces myocardial infarction at the expense of more bleeding events.

Non‐vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) post‐percutaneous coronary intervention: a network meta‐analysis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Review (5 RCTs, n=8,373) found no meaningful difference in efficacy outcomes between NOAC and vitamin K antagonists following percutaneous coronary interventions in people with non‐valvular atrial fibrillation; but NOACs may reduce risk of hospitalisation for adverse events.

Pulmonary embolism: update on management and controversies

British Medical Journal

Review covers epidemiology, diagnosis, PE in pregnancy and cancer, thrombophilia testing, antiphospholipid syndrome, recurrent PE, risk assessment, outpatient versus inpatient management, choice of anticoagulation treatment, long term effects of PE and emerging treatments.

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