Dual Antithrombotic Therapy with Dabigatran after PCI in Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Christopher P. Can,
Deepak L. Bhatt,
Jonas Oldgren,
Gregory Y.H. Lip,
Stephen G. Ellis,
Takeshi Kimura,
Michael Mæng,
Béla Merkely,
Uwe Zeymer,
Savion Gropper,
Matias Nordaby,
Eva Kleine,
Ruth Harper,
Jenny Manassie,
James L. Januzzi,
Jurriën M. ten Berg,
Philippe Gabríel Steg,
Stefan H. Hohnloser
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1708454
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , dabigatran , clopidogrel , ticagrelor , warfarin , percutaneous coronary intervention , conventional pci , myocardial infarction , aspirin , cardiology , antithrombotic , hazard ratio , surgery , anesthesia , confidence interval
Triple antithrombotic therapy with warfarin plus two antiplatelet agents is the standard of care after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with atrial fibrillation, but this therapy is associated with a high risk of bleeding.
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