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Table 3 Peri-procedural drug therapy

From: The outcomes of patients with very small coronary artery disease treated with thin strut cobalt chromium bare metal stents: an observational study

Drug type

Drug

All patients

Vessel diameters ≤2.50 mm

Vessel diameters >2.5 mm

p value small versus large vessel diameters

Antiplatelet therapy (APT)

Aspirin

783 (100 %)

205 (100.0 %)

578 (100.0 %)

0.009

Clopidogrel

663 (84.7 %)

164 (80.0 %)

499 (86.3 %)

Prasugrel

78 (10.0 %)

23 (11.2 %)

55 (9.5 %)

Ticagrelor

30 (3.8 %)

16 (7.8 %)

14 (2.4 %)

Ticlopidine

2 (0.3 %)

0 (0.0 %)

2 (0.3 %)

GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors

10 (1.3 %)

2 (1.0 %)

8 (1.4 %)

Oral anti-coagulation

None

694 (88.6 %)

188 (91.7 %)

506 (87.5 %)

0.106

Vitamin K antagonist (VKA)

74 (9.5 %)

12 (5.9 %)

62 (10.7 %)

New oral anticoagulation (NOAC) rivaroxaban

15 (1.9 %)

5 (2.4 %)

10 (1.7 %)

Triple Therapy (OAC + DAPT)

OAC + Aspirin + Clopidogrel

70 (8.9 %)

14 (6.8 %)

56 (9.7 %)

0.451

OAC + Aspirin + Prasugrel

2 (0.3 %)

0 (0.0 %)

2 (0.3 %)

OAC + Aspirin + Ticagrelor

1 (0.1 %)

0 (0.0 %)

1 (0.2 %)

  1. OAC oral anti-coagulation