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Default DAPT duration after ACS — ACC/AHA · 2025 recommendation

2025 ACC/AHA acute coronary syndromes guideline

For ACS without high bleeding risk, aspirin plus an oral P2Y12 inhibitor is recommended as dual antiplatelet therapy for at least 1 year to reduce major adverse cardiovascular events.

Class of Recommendation

Class 1

Level of Evidence

Level A

Last source-check date

2026-08-23

Exact source location

Section 11.1, ‘DAPT Strategies in the First 12 Months Postdischarge’, default duration recommendation, p. e826

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