Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiac Surgery: Review of Recent Evidence and Clinical Implications

Since the publication of the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular Society position paper on antiplatelet therapy and cardiac surgery, new antiplatelet strategies with either double-dose clopidogrel or with new and more potent agents (prasugrel and ticagrelor) have become accepted practice. For the patient requiring coronary artery bypass surgery who has recently received either double-dose clopidogrel or one of the new P2Y12 platelet inhibitors, …