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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2010 Dec;9(4):192–198. doi: 10.1097/HPC.0b013e3181fe9817

Table 3.

Risk factors for bleeding with Prasugrel

Patients with active pathological bleeding, history of transient ischemic attack, history of stroke (Prasugrel contraindicated)
Patients over 75 years old
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (when possible, discontinue prasugrel at least 7 days prior to any surgery).
Additional risk factors for bleeding include:
  • Body weight < 60kg

  • Renal dysfunction

  • Concomitant use of medications that increase the risk of bleeding