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A 72-year-old with chronic coronary disease after a drug-eluting stent placed for NSTEMI 14 months ago has no bleeding events and remains on aspirin 81 mg and clopidogrel 75 mg daily. He is scheduled for elective hernia repair. What is the best antiplatelet plan now?

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