PPT-Management of Anticoagulants & Antiplatelet Agents Pre and Post Endoscopy

Thomas Savides MD Professor of Clinical Medicine University of California San Diego Disclosures None Learning Objectives Accurately assess the risk of bleeding in patients on anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents before endoscopic procedures. Tx. : . Real-World Practice. In the US, ~800,000 AF patients are on concomitant OAC and antiplatelet tx. 1. Patients on chronic OAC with CAD are 7x more likely to receive concomitant antiplatelet tx. Antiplatelet Guidelines. HEART FAILURE. Working Group: . Alan D. Bell, MD, CCFP; James D. . Douketis. , MD, FRCP. Objectives. Interpret . the . Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guideline . recommendations . Minilecture. Objectives. Indications for Antiplatelet Therapy in patients with CAD and ACS. Antiplatelet Therapy in the role of primary and secondary prevention of . c. ardiovascular events. CAD & the Vulnerable Plaque. Cedar Mountain post acute rehabilitation center provide a therapeutic environment for our residents Yucaipa. Individualized treatment programs are developed with the interdisciplinary team of nursing, social services, Healthcare and dietary in consultation with your physicians. What is Upper EndoscopyUpper endoscopy enables your doctor to view the lining of the upper gastrointestinal tract including the esophagus stomach and duodenum the 31rst portion of the small intestine What are Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants DOACsANSWERS by heartTreatments TestscontinuedAdhere to your medication regimen and do not abruptly stop taking your DOACs without 31rst talking with your d This presentation is based on the . December 2013. AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case. See the full article at . http://webmm.ahrq.gov. . CME credit is available. Commentary by: . Margaret . C. Fang. , MD, MPH, University of California, San Francisco. ?. That . major bleeding . occurs in about . 6.5% of patients on anticoagulants.. . That’s. . 1 patient in 15. . and commonly, GI Bleeding.. That . 1% . is . fatal bleeding . such as intracranial hemorrhage.. Presenter: . Meng-Jiun. . Chiou. 5Sep2017. 1. Introduction. Lifelong . antiplatelet. treatment is recommended after . ischaemic. vascular events, on the basis of trials done mainly in patients younger than 75 years. . Anticoagulant therapy. (n = . 124). CADISS. P. rimary outcome. : . Ipsilateral . stroke or all-cause mortality . for antiplatelet vs. anticoagulation: 2. % . vs. 1%; p . = . 0.63. Any stroke: 2% vs. 1%, . existing clots from growing larger. Although anticoagulants are sometimes called blood thinners , they do not actually thin the blood. The job of anticoagulants is to promote the smooth flow of bloo 1943 Disorders Jigar V Shah 1 , Sharadchandra Shah 2 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Introduction: Endoscopy of gastrointestinal diseases is an effective tool for the diagnostic evaluation and management of patient Medical Director, Surgical Solutions Inc., Barbados. Minimally Invasive Surgery Consultant, QEH, Barbados. Associate Lecturer, UWI (Cave Hill). Disclosures. None. Unfortunately there are . battlelines. Title. PATIENT EDUCATION ARTICLE. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. www.videogie.org. Disclaimer. Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds or experiments described herein.  Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made..