Model Schematic
The structure of the Markov model is shown. The cohort entered the model in the “well on single antiplatelet” state. Yearly, patients were at risk of admission for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), repeat revascularization, bleeding, ischemic stroke, and death. “Post-PCI,” “post-stroke,” and “death” were modeled as health states that the patient could move into according to the occurrence of a clinical event. PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.