Question

A 68-year-old with AF and stable coronary artery disease is 3 years post-drug-eluting stent and on apixaban plus aspirin. No angina. What is the preferred long-term antithrombotic strategy?

Accepted Answer

Stop aspirin; continue apixaban alone

Answer

Continue apixaban + aspirin indefinitely

Answer

Switch to warfarin monotherapy

Answer

Stop apixaban; continue aspirin alone

Answer

Reduce apixaban dose empirically

Practice question

A 68-year-old with AF and stable coronary artery disease is 3 years post-drug-eluting stent and on apixaban plus aspirin. No angina. What is the preferred long-term antithrombotic strategy?