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Hospital Variability Drives Inconsistency in Antiplatelet Use After Coronary Bypass

Friday, July 31, 2020

Submitted by

Emily Robinson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.064

Author(s)

Jared P. Beller, William Z. Chancellor, J. Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B. Hawkins, Matthew R. Byler, Alan M. Speir, Mohammed A. Quader, Andy C. Kiser, MD, Leora T. Yarboro, Gorav Ailawadi, Nicholas R. Teman

The authors analyzed dual antiplatelet use after coronary bypass grafting in patients from 2011 to 2017, and they identified an increase driven by patient demographics.