A 70-year-old man with suspected NSTEMI receives aspirin and anticoagulation. The cath lab plans early invasive management. Which P2Y12 strategy align...

Question

A 70-year-old man with suspected NSTEMI receives aspirin and anticoagulation. The cath lab plans early invasive management. Which P2Y12 strategy aligns with updated ACS guidance?

Accepted Answer

Delay P2Y12 loading until coronary anatomy is known and PCI is planned

Answer

Routine pretreatment with clopidogrel in all patients prior to angiography

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Use ticlopidine loading before catheterisation

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Avoid P2Y12 inhibitors entirely

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Start dual P2Y12 therapy (ticagrelor + prasugrel) before cath

us-abem MCQ (SBA): ACS-P2Y12 Pretreatment

A 70-year-old man with suspected NSTEMI receives aspirin and anticoagulation. The cath lab plans early invasive management. Which P2Y12 strategy aligns with updated ACS guidance?