Doubling up on antiplatelet therapy after CABG: changing practice ASAP after DACAB?

One of the most important determinants of long-term prognosis after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is graft patency. Various studies have shown that the use of arterial grafts as compared to vein grafts provides significantly better long-term patency (1,2). Nevertheless, a venous graft is still being used in the vast majority of CABG procedures (2,3).