The Living Guidelines: STEMI Anticoagulants for STEMI patients who do not go reperfusion therapy Suggest Revisions to the CLASS III Guidelines

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Class III Guidelines

 * 1) Because of the risk of catheter thrombosis, fondaparinux should not be used as the sole anticoagulant to support PCI. An additional anticoagulant with anti-IIa activity should be administered. (Class III, Level of Evidence: C)