Antiplatelet Therapy in Coronary Disease

Antiplatelet Therapy in Coronary Disease - #23

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Review antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease.

Geriatric patient with coronary artery disease (CAD).

Provide antiplatelet therapy recommendations in CAD patients with/without coronary stents.

In patients with coronary artery disease:

  1. List the choices for antiplatelet therapy and their mechanism of action.
  2. List current recommendations regarding type and duration of antiplatelet therapy in patients with/without coronary stents.
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This GFF ___ my competence in geriatrics.

Guru Krishnan, Kathryn Denson MD, Gabriel Manzi MD, Diane Brown

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin