[Antithrombotic treatments in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: from current evidence to reasonable recommendations - A position paper from the Italian Working Group on Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2020 Jul;21(7):489-501. doi: 10.1714/3386.33634.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Given the high prevalence of preexisting cardiovascular diseases and the increased incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection, the identification of optimal antithrombotic approaches in terms of risk/benefit ratio and outcome improvement appears crucial in this setting. In the present position paper we collected current evidence from the literature to provide practical recommendations on the management of antithrombotic therapies (antiplatelet and anticoagulant) in various clinical contexts prevalent during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: in-home management of oral anticoagulant therapy; interactions between drugs used in the SARS-CoV-2 infection and antithrombotic agents; in-hospital management of antithrombotic therapies; diagnosis, risk stratification and treatment of in-hospital thrombotic complications.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Consensus Statement

MeSH terms

  • Atherosclerosis / diagnosis
  • Atherosclerosis / drug therapy*
  • Atherosclerosis / epidemiology*
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Comorbidity
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Female
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Risk Assessment
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Thrombosis / drug therapy*
  • Thrombosis / epidemiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents