Single vs. dual antiplatelet therapy in elderly or HBR patients undergoing percutaneous interventions with drug-coated balloons: design and rationale of PICCOLETO IV-EPIC 38 study.
RATIONALE Elderly patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) frequently present a high bleeding risk (HBR). In this category of patients, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is also associated with a higher risk of periprocedural and long-term ischemic and bleeding complications. PCI with drug-coated...