Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A North American Perspective-2016 Update

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Angiolillo, Dominick J ^a   Goodman, Shaun G ^b   Bhatt, Deepak L ^c   Eikelboom, John W ^d   Price, Matthew J ^e   Moliterno, David J ^f   Cannon, Christopher P ^c   Tanguay, Jean Francois ^g   Granger, Christopher B ^h   Mauri, Laura ^c   Holmes, David R ⁱ   Gibson, C Michael ^j   Faxon, David P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e SCRIPPS CLINIC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^g MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^j BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anticoagulant; antiplatelet therapy; atrial fibrillation; hemorrhage; stent; thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; CONSENSUS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVICES; HUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONSENSUS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84995783669     PISSN: 19417640     EISSN: 19417632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.116.004395     Document Type: Article

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