Safety and Efficacy of Triple Therapeutic Targets with Rivaroxaban after Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Left Ventricular Thrombi in a Case of Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation.
Francesco SummariaGregory A SguegliaFabrizio D'ErricoAntonella De SantisFabiana PiccioniGaetano GioffrèAchille GaspardonePublished in: Case reports in cardiology (2018)
We present the complex case of a high-risk patient with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, who experienced a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular (LV) thrombi and underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stent implantation. The patient was initially treated with short-term triple therapy including aspirin, clopidogrel, and rivaroxaban 15 mg/die. Following aspirin dropping one month after discharge, the patient continued on dual therapy with clopidogrel and rivaroxaban, and a clinical and imaging follow-up at 6 and 12 months confirmed the LV thrombi resolution, with no thromboembolic episodes and a good safety profile.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute myocardial infarction
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- left ventricular
- catheter ablation
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- acute coronary syndrome
- direct oral anticoagulants
- case report
- coronary artery disease
- low dose
- coronary artery bypass
- cardiovascular events
- venous thromboembolism
- high resolution
- pulmonary embolism
- photodynamic therapy