A 62-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidaemia presents with crushing chest pain and is found to have an NSTEMI. He receives aspirin and clop...

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A 62-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidaemia presents with crushing chest pain and is found to have an NSTEMI. He receives aspirin and clopidogrel. According to ACS management guidelines, what additional antithrombotic therapy is recommended acutely?

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic-dose low molecular weight heparin or fondaparinux

Answer

No further anticoagulation beyond dual antiplatelet therapy

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Warfarin with target INR 3.0-4.0

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Prophylactic-dose LMWH only

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Direct oral anticoagulant at prophylactic dose only

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

A 62-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidaemia presents with crushing chest pain and is found to have an NSTEMI. He receives aspirin and clopidogrel. According to ACS management guidelines, what additional antithrombotic therapy is recommended acutely?