What is Dual Antiplatelet Therapy?

Platelets are small particles in the blood that clump together to form blood clots. These blood clots can lead to the sudden clotting of a coronary stent and to a heart attack. Antiplatelet agents are a class of drugs that stop the platelets from clumping together and forming blood clots. Many heart attack and stroke patients - and people seeking to avoid these events - are treated with two types of antiplatelet agents. This is called dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT). © AHA