Anticoagulation Monotherapy in Patients with Chronic Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation

Guest: Keri Zieminski, APRN, C.N.P., D.N.P.
Host: Sharonne Hayes, M.D.

This episode of Mayo Clinic’s “Interviews With the Experts” will give an summary of anticoagulation monotherapy in sufferers with power CAD and atrial fibrillation. Discussion will embrace a quick overview of lately printed trials that spotlight the usage of anticoagulation monotherapy in power CAD with atrial fibrillation, and how you can handle a affected person on anticoagulation monotherapy that should bear noncardiac surgical procedure.

Topics Discussed:
• Why has there been a shift in the direction of redefining antithrombotic medical remedy in sufferers with power CAD with atrial fibrillation? What’s modified?
• Recently printed trials that spotlight the usage of anticoagulation monotherapy within the power CAD + AF inhabitants.
• What is your course of for managing a affected person on anticoagulation monotherapy that should go for noncardiac surgical procedure?