The Risk / Benefit Tradeoff of Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Early and Late After an Acute Coronary Syndrome or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from AUGUSTUS

Post-hoc analysis of AUGUSTUS RCT (P2Y12 + aspirin/placebo, and apixaban/vitamin K antagonist, VKA) found that apixaban had a lower or similar risk of bleeding & ischemic outcomes vs VKA and that there was a trade off for aspirin vs placebo for bleeding and ischaemic events.

Circulation