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Thromboembolic, Bleeding, and Mortality Risks among Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Treated with Dual Antiplatelet Therapy versus Oral Anticoagulants: A Population-Based Study
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin plus clopidogrel is used for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) when patients refuse to use oral anticoagulants (OAC) in clinical practice. However, there are limited clinical data comparing these treatments.
Source: Heart Rhythm - July 31, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wallis C.Y. Lau, Ian J. Douglas, Ian C.K. Wong, Liam Smeeth, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Wai K. Leung, Chung-Wah Siu, Bernard M.Y. Cheung, Michael T.C. Mok, Esther W. Chan Source Type: research

EP News: Clinical
Sindet-Pedersen et  al (J Am Coll Cardiol 2018;72:1790, PMID 30286922) investigated the risk of bleeding, ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and all-cause mortality associated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compared with vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) in combination with aspirin, clopidogrel, or both in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) after MI and/or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Overall, 3222 patients were included in the retrospective registry analysis; 875 (27%) were treated with VKA+single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT), 595 (18%) were treated with DOAC+SAPT, 1074 (33%) were treated wi...
Source: Heart Rhythm - November 23, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: N.A. Mark Estes Tags: EP News Source Type: research