Cardio-oncology & otherGuideline or statement

Management of patients on antithrombotic therapy with severe infections: a joint clinical consensus statement of the ESC Working Group on Thrombosis, the ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Eur Heart JPublished

  • Clinical consensus statement

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. Integrated clinical counselling among coagulation, infectious disease and cardiology specialists

  2. Adjust antithrombotic drug type and dosing to avoid bleeding while preventing thrombotic complications

  3. Balance the risk of thrombosis and bleeding and prevent infections with vaccines, if available

Original publication

Management of patients on antithrombotic therapy with severe infections: a joint clinical consensus statement of the ESC Working Group on Thrombosis, the ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology, and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Eur Heart J. Published 13 July 2023. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehad388

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