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drug interaction(s) of aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors & anticoagulants

Indications: - acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction or coronary stent in a patient with venous thromboembolism or atrial fibrillation Drug interactions: - clinically significant bleeding up to 28% [2,3] - major bleeding 4-5% [1] Management: - dual therapy with P2Y12 inhibitor + direct oral anticoagulant as effective for reducing thromboembolic events with less risk of bleeding [2,3]

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DRUGS: aspirin P2Y12-receptor inhibitor anticoagulant

References

  1. Fiedler KA et al. Duration of triple therapy in patients requiring oral anticoagulation after drug-eluting stent implantation: The ISAR-TRIPLE trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Apr 28; 65:1619 PMID: 25908066
  2. Link MS Which Anticoagulation Strategy for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and a New Stent? NEJM Journal Watch. Nov 14, 2016 Massachusetts Medical Society (subscription needed) http://www.jwatch.org - Gibson CM, Mehran R, Bode C et al. Prevention of bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI. N Engl J Med 2016 Nov 14 PMID: 27959713 http://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1611594
  3. Cannon CP, Bhatt DL, Oldgren J, et al. Dual antithrombotic therapy with dabigatran after PCI in atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2017; 377:1513-1524. October 19, 2017 PMID: 28844193 http://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa1708454