ALERT!

This site is not optimized for Internet Explorer 8 (or older).

Please upgrade to a newer version of Internet Explorer or use an alternate browser such as Chrome or Firefox.

Management of Antithrombotic Therapy After Acute Coronary Syndromes

Friday, April 9, 2021

Submitted by

Edward Savage

Source

Source Name: The New England Journal of Medicine

Source URL: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1607714?query=cardiology

Author(s)

Fatima Rodriguez MD, MPH and Robert A Harrington MD

This review nicely summarizes the recommendations for antithrombotic therapy in the setting of acute coronary syndromes. In a section relevant to cardiac surgeons, they suggest that patients who undergo CABG surgery in the setting of an acute coronary syndrome should be similarly treated with dual antiplatelet therapy.