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Table 3 Antiplatelet/anticoagulation therapy

From: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in nonagenarians: is it worthwhile?

Variables

PPCI patients (n = 42)

MM patients (n = 69)

P value

Anti-platelet agents

Aspirin only

0 (0)

9 (13.0)

0.013

Aspirin + Clopidogrel

10 (23.8)

32 (46.4)

0.017

Aspirin + Ticagrelor

31 (73.8)

15 (21.7)

 < 0.001

Clopidogrel only

1 (2.4)

6 (8.7)

0.25

Anticoagulation agent

Warfarin

1 (2.4)

2 (2.9)

 > 0.99

Direct oral anti-coagulation

3 (7.1)

4 (5.8)

 > 0.99

Combination therapy

Clopidogrel + Anticoagulation

0 (0)

2 (2.9)

0.53

Triple therapy

4 (9.5)

4 (5.8)

0.47

  1. Values in bold demonstrate statistically significant results (p < 0.05)
  2. PPCI primary percutaneous coronary intervention, MM medically managed, Triple therapy aspirin + clopidogrel + anticoagulation
  3. Values in brackets are (%)