Triple versus dual oral antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The efficacy and safety of dual therapy (dual antiplatelet therapy [DAPT] and warfarin plus single antiplatelet [WS]) versus triple therapy (TT, DAPT plus warfarin) are still debated in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal antithrombotic strategy.

Methods: Electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI and WanFang Data) were searched to retrieve studies on the efficacy and safety of TT vs.