Tieshi Zhu: NHANES Study Reveals Significant Mortality Risk With Clopidogrel Monotherapy After PCI
Platelets Journal shared an insightful post on LinkedIn:
“How does clopidogrel monotherapy compare to aspirin after PCI and DAPT?
Building on a recent Korean study that highlighted the efficacy of clopidogrel monotherapy following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and standard dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), Zhu et al. (2025) conducted a retrospective analysis of the U.S. NHANES 1999–2018 cohort to compare all-cause mortality between clopidogrel and aspirin monotherapy under similar conditions.
Contrary to previous findings in Asian populations, the authors found that clopidogrel monotherapy was associated with increased risks of all-cause mortality, cardiac mortality, and stroke compared to aspirin monotherapy.”
Read the full article here:
Article: Clopidogrel monotherapy is associated with higher mortality risk compared to aspirin: a retrospective analysis of NHANES 1999–2018
Authors: Tieshi Zhu, Yong He, Yuzhang Bei, Hui Mai, and Le Zhao

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