Long term antithrombotic threapy after myocardial infarction: why, to whom and which one?

Czech version

Authors: Ivo Varvařovský
Authors‘ workplace: Kardiologické centrum Agel, Pardubice
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2020; 66(3): 160-168
Category: Main Topic

Overview

Despite the progress in secondary prevention, life expectancy after myocardial infarction is poor for some specific groups of patients. High ischemic risk patients could benefit from some strategies of long-term and aggressive antithrombotic therapy provided that their bleeding risk is acceptably low.

Keywords:

antiplatelet therapy – Anticoagulant therapy – acute myocardial infarction

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