Continuation of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Stent with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever: A Clinical Conundrum.

We describe a case as an example to illustrate how we balanced the risk of serious bleeding versus the risk of stent thrombosis successfully according to evolution of the disease process, by temporary withholding of antiplatelets in such a patient. PMID: 31701855 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31701855?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - November 3, 2019 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ehelepola NDB, Athurupana AASD, Bowatte PGCS, Dissanayake WP Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research

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