A practical approach to prescribing antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Mohammad Alkhalil; Michał Kuzemczak; Alan Bell; Sol Stern; Michelle Welsford; Warren J Cantor; Shaun G Goodman

doi:10.1503/cmaj.202863

A practical approach to prescribing antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes

CMAJ. 2022 Feb 14;194(6):E205-E215. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.202863.

Authors

Mohammad Alkhalil¹, Michał Kuzemczak², Alan Bell², Sol Stern², Michelle Welsford², Warren J Cantor², Shaun G Goodman²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont. mak-83@hotmail.com.
² Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / drug therapy*
Aspirin / therapeutic use
Canada
Drug Therapy, Combination
Europe
Female
Hemorrhage / epidemiology
Humans
Male
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prasugrel Hydrochloride / therapeutic use
Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Ticagrelor / therapeutic use

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists
Prasugrel Hydrochloride
Ticagrelor
Aspirin