Double trouble: Drug-eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillation

Stroke prevention is important in patients with atrial fibrillation. Dual antiplatelets are important after a drug coated stent implant in patients with coronary artery disease, while patients with atrial fibrillation need anticoagulation. When to give triple therapy with combination dual antiplatel...

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Main Author: Danny Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.j-pcs.org/article.asp?issn=2395-5414;year=2015;volume=1;issue=2;spage=198;epage=199;aulast=Kumar
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description Stroke prevention is important in patients with atrial fibrillation. Dual antiplatelets are important after a drug coated stent implant in patients with coronary artery disease, while patients with atrial fibrillation need anticoagulation. When to give triple therapy with combination dual antiplatelets and anticoagulation and how to balance the risk and benefits is discussed in this article.
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spelling doaj.art-ff659b90b3e34951a85eafddc7c944332022-12-22T03:33:10ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences2395-54142454-28302015-01-011219819910.4103/2395-5414.166331Double trouble: Drug-eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillationDanny KumarStroke prevention is important in patients with atrial fibrillation. Dual antiplatelets are important after a drug coated stent implant in patients with coronary artery disease, while patients with atrial fibrillation need anticoagulation. When to give triple therapy with combination dual antiplatelets and anticoagulation and how to balance the risk and benefits is discussed in this article.http://www.j-pcs.org/article.asp?issn=2395-5414;year=2015;volume=1;issue=2;spage=198;epage=199;aulast=KumarAnti plateletatrial fibrillationdrug coated stentoral anticoagulation
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Double trouble: Drug-eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillation
Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences
Anti platelet
atrial fibrillation
drug coated stent
oral anticoagulation
title Double trouble: Drug-eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillation
title_full Double trouble: Drug-eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillation
title_fullStr Double trouble: Drug-eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillation
title_full_unstemmed Double trouble: Drug-eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillation
title_short Double trouble: Drug-eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillation
title_sort double trouble drug eluting stenting in a patient of atrial fibrillation
topic Anti platelet
atrial fibrillation
drug coated stent
oral anticoagulation
url http://www.j-pcs.org/article.asp?issn=2395-5414;year=2015;volume=1;issue=2;spage=198;epage=199;aulast=Kumar
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