Management of Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome and/or Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Stenting
A Consensus Document of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis, endorsed by the European Heart Rythym Association [EHRA] and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions [EAPCI]
Gregory Y.H.Lip, Kurt Huber, Felicita Andreotti, Harald Arnesen, K. Juhani Airaksinen, Thomas Cuisset, Paulus Kirchhof, Francisco Marin
Thromb Haemost 2009; 102
Summary: there remains uncertainty over optimal antithrombotic management strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) presenting with an acute coronary syndrome and/or undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention/stenting. Clinicians need to balance the risk of stroke and thromboembolism against the risk of recurrent cardiac ischaemia and/or stent thrombosis, and the risk of bleeding. This consensus document comprehensively reviews the published evidence and presents a consensus statement on a "best practice" antithrombotic therapy guideline for the management of antithrombotic therapy such as AF patients. Gregory Y.H.Lip, Kurt Huber, Felicita Andreotti, Harald Arnesen, K. Juhani Airaksinen, Thomas Cuisset, Paulus Kirchhof, Francisco Marinthere remains uncertainty over optimal antithrombotic management strategy for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) presenting with an acute coronary syndrome and/or undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention/stenting. Clinicians need to balance the risk of stroke and thromboembolism against the risk of recurrent cardiac ischaemia and/or stent thrombosis, and the risk of bleeding. This consensus document comprehensively reviews the published evidence and presents a consensus statement on a "best practice" antithrombotic therapy guideline for the management of antithrombotic therapy such as AF patients.