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Antithrombotic strategies in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A proposed algorithm based on individual risk stratification
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 08/12/09
Patti G et al. – A review of current evidence proposes an algorithm of antithrombotic strategies tailored to the individual pt, considering relative risks of bleeding, ischemic complications, and thromboembolism.
Methods- Review of antithrombotic strategies in oral anticoagulation pts undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
- Increasing number of pts on chronic oral anticoagulant therapy undergo percutaneous coronary intervention
- Lack of evidence-based data and no practice guidelines for optimal antithrombotic treatment of these pts post-procedure
- Strategies highly variable, at physician's discretion
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