Question

A 64-year-old man with chest pain has a troponin rise consistent with NSTEMI. He is haemodynamically stable with ongoing pain 6 hours after onset. What is the most appropriate immediate antithrombotic strategy prior to angiography?

Accepted Answer

Fondaparinux plus aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor

Answer

Aspirin alone

Answer

Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel only

Answer

Thrombolysis with alteplase

Answer

No antithrombotic treatment until angiography

Practice question

A 64-year-old man with chest pain has a troponin rise consistent with NSTEMI. He is haemodynamically stable with ongoing pain 6 hours after onset. What is the most appropriate immediate antithrombotic strategy prior to angiography?