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Six months of DAPT was not inferior to 18 months of DAPT following implantation of a DES with a biodegradable abluminal coating. However, this result needs to be interpreted with caution given the open-label design and wide noninferiority margin of the present study. (Nobori Dual Antiplatelet Therapy as Appropriate Duration [NIPPON]; NCT01514227).

BMI itself had no impact on in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing primary PCI for AMI. The phenomenon ;obesity paradox' may be explained by the fact that obese patients were younger at presentation.