Impact of Chronic Antiplatelet Therapy on Infarct Size and Bleeding in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Jeness CampodonicoNicola CosentinoValentina MilazzoMara RubinoMonica De MetrioIvana MaranaMarco MoltrasioMarco GraziGianfranco LauriAlice BonomiFabrizio VegliaElisa ChiorinoEmilio AssanelliAntonio L BartorelliGiancarlo Marenzi

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics (2018)

In patients with AMI, chronic APT is associated with higher baseline ischemic and bleeding risks. Despite this and unexpectedly, they have a smaller infarct size and similar adjusted bleeding risk.

Keyphrases

acute myocardial infarction
percutaneous coronary intervention
antiplatelet therapy
atrial fibrillation
acute coronary syndrome
coronary artery disease
left ventricular
heart failure
oxidative stress
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage