Abstract
Perioperative management of antiplatelet treatment in patients with coronary stents
remains challenging as premature discontinuation may cause thrombotic events. To date,
there is a lack of evidence-based results and guidelines to recommend adequate antithrombotic
drug therapy in patients at high risk of stent thrombosis who undergo noncardiac surgery.
According to our clinical experience with these patients, we propose a perioperative
bridging of discontinued dual antiplatelet therapy by the „off-label“ use of low molecular
weight glycoprotein IIbIIIa antagonist for up to 24 hours. Patients should be monitored
by a perioperative point-of-care-testing and, thus, could benefit from the individually
adapted antiplatelet therapeutic issue.
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Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Boris Bigalke
Medizinische Klinik III
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
Otfried-Müller-Str.10
72076 Tübingen
eMail: boris.bigalke@med.uni-tuebingen.de