Coronary disease & ACS

Less bleeding by omitting aspirin in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome patients: Rationale and design of the LEGACY study

Am Heart JPublished Randomised controlled trial

Study context

Population
Patients after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for NSTE-ACSplanned
Participants
3,090 patients
Planned comparison
Immediate P2Y12-inhibitor monotherapy vs dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) for 12 months
Primary endpoint
Major or minor bleeding (BARC type 2, 3 or 5); noninferiority for composite of all-cause mortality, MI and stroke
Follow-up
12 months
Methodological detailsrationale and design, open-label, multicentre
  • Rationale and design
  • Open-label
  • Multicentre

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

Less bleeding by omitting aspirin in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome patients: Rationale and design of the LEGACY study. Am Heart J. Published 28 July 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2023.07.011

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