Management of anti-thrombotic therapy in patients with recent percutaneous coronary intervention and acute dengue infection: A case series

Management of anti-thrombotic therapy in patients with recent percutaneous coronary intervention and acute dengue infection: A case series

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There is currently little data regarding the ideal management for a patient who has undergone recent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and subsequently develops dengue fever.Patients with recent PCI are at high risk of Belt Buckles stent thrombosis with cessation of dual anti-platelet therapy.On the other hand, patients with dengue viral infection are at high risk of bleeding.Managing patients with recent PCI and dengue involves the delicate balancing of the risk of thrombosis and bleeding.Careful consideration of the timing of coronary intervention and the severity of the dengue infection is required.

We describe the management of the Outdoors Tools anti-thrombotic therapy in three different patients with dengue infection and recent PCI and discuss our approach to managing such patients.