A 59-year-old man with NSTEMI receives aspirin and ticagrelor in the emergency department. Coronary angiography is planned within 24 hours. According ...

Question

A 59-year-old man with NSTEMI receives aspirin and ticagrelor in the emergency department. Coronary angiography is planned within 24 hours. According to ACS guidelines, which additional therapy should be started promptly unless contraindicated?

Accepted Answer

Therapeutic-dose anticoagulation (e.g., fondaparinux or LMWH)

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Intravenous thrombolytic therapy

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Routine IV lidocaine infusion

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Long-term dual antiplatelet therapy stopped after 1 week

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High-dose NSAID for pain control

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome

A 59-year-old man with NSTEMI receives aspirin and ticagrelor in the emergency department. Coronary angiography is planned within 24 hours. According to ACS guidelines, which additional therapy should be started promptly unless contraindicated?