ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF ANTITOMBOTIC THERAPY IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME (FOLLOWING THE MATERIAL PRESENTED AT THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY CONGRESS 2017)

Abstract

The review article on the basis of recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology and results of clinical and register studies reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2017 discussed difficult issues arising in prescription of anti-thrombotic therapy to patients with acute coronary syndrome, as well as with the concomitant atrial fibrillation; perspective strategies of ischemic and hemorrhagic events risk management are described; results of studies evaluating effectiveness and safety of acute coronary syndrome patients transfer from new antithrombotic agents to clopidrogel are provided.

Keywords

• acute coronary syndrome
• atrial fibrillation
• antithrombotic therapy
• clopidogrel