Thrombosis Management in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Acute Coronary Syndrome

Gregory Y.H. Lip, MD

October 28, 2020

In elderly patients with atrial fibrillation who develop acute coronary syndrome and may need percutaneous coronary intervention, treatment is complicated because of the risk for thromboembolic bleeding in this population.

In this ReCAP, Dr Gregory Y.H. Lip, director of the Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science in Liverpool, United Kingdom, details the risks and benefits of antithrombotic therapy for this population using oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs. Dr Lip stresses weighing individual risk in deciding whether to use short-term triple therapy in patients with high thrombotic risk or direct oral anticoagulants and P2Y12 inhibitors for patients who have a higher risk of bleeding.

Any views expressed above are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the views of WebMD or Medscape.

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