Hideyuki Kawashima, Yohei Numasawa, Naoki Hayakawa, Taku Asano, Shigemitsu Tanaka, Sho Torii, Daisuke Ueshima, Keiichi Hishikari, Hirofumi Hioki, Yusuke Watanabe, Kazuki Mizutani, Yae Matsuo, Kentaro Hayashida, Kentaro Jujo, Gaku Nakazawa
Transcatheter structural heart interventions have drastically evolved over the past 2 decades. However, most catheterization procedures require the deployment of devices in the body; therefore, the adhesion of thrombi to those devices is a major problem, resulting in the requirement of a period of postprocedural antithrombotic regimen. However, in recent years, bleeding associated with these antithrombotic therapies has also become a major concern, attracting the attention of investigators. This is complicated by the fact that patients at high thrombotic risk are also at high bleeding risk, making the issue of administrating antithrombotic therapy challenging...
January 2024: JACC Asia