2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Year Released: 2016

Societies: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association

Collaborations: American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Update Info: Revises the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, 2012 ACC/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes, 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

Guideline Documents:
Levine GN, et al. Circulation. 2016; doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000404.
Levine GN, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.513.

Healio/Cardiology News Coverage:
Societies update six guidelines with new recommendations on DAPT duration