The Living Guidelines: STEMI Antiplatelet Agents / Anticoagulants Therapy: Clopidogrel Suggest Revisions to the CLASS I Guidelines

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Class I Guidelines

 * 1) For all post-PCI patients who receive a DES, clopidogrel 75 mg daily should be given for at least 12 months if patients are not at high risk of bleeding. For post-PCI patients receiving a BMS, clopidogrel should be given for a minimum of 1 month and ideally up to 12 months (unless the patient is at increased risk of bleeding; then it should be given for a minimum of 2 weeks). Class I (Level of Evidence: B)
 * 2) For all STEMI patients not undergoing stenting (medical therapy alone or PTCA without stenting), treatment with clopidogrel should continue for at least 14 days. Class I (Level of Evidence: B)