Statement on Antiplatelet Agents and Anticoagulants in Cardiology – 2019
1. Introduction
In 2013, the Brazilian Cardiology Society published the “Brazilian Guidelines on Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Agents in Cardiology.” Over the past years, new studies have been carried out, providing important information on the use of these medications, administered alone and in combination with other medications. It is, therefore, time to review our guidelines and update them with this new knowledge which has been produced.
We have carried out an extensive review of the literature, and for this update we have chosen to emphasize 6 major topics in clinical practice which have undergone innovation over the past years or which were not covered in the previous document. The themes of this update are:
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