Christopher Cannon: DOAC Monotherapy Wins Again
Christopher Cannon, Cardiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Editor-in-Chief of Harvard Heart Letter, shared on LinkedIn:
”DOAC mono-therapy wins again – one year after DES in patients with AFib.
4 prior trials showed lower bleeding and similar efficacy. here they found better efficacy too!
Thus, monotherapy after a year is the optimal regimen.
(we have to always check why patients are on ASA to be sure there is a clear need. Very often in practice we need to stop the aspirin).”
Read the full article here.
Article: Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Drug-Eluting Stents
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