Journal of Cardiac SurgeryEarly View COMMENTARY Know your enemy before making it bleed: Emergent cardiac surgery in patients with oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet medications Aleksander Dokollari MD, Corresponding Author aleksanderdokollari2@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0001-8032-1741 CARIM, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands Correspondence Aleksander Dokollari, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, CARIM, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Email: aleksanderdokollari2@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this authorMichel P. Sá MD, MSc, PhD, orcid.org/0000-0001-5356-2996 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Cardiac Surgery Research, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorEdvin Prifti MD, PhD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Center, Tirana, AlbaniaSearch for more papers by this authorGianluca Torregrossa MD, MEBCTS, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Cardiac Surgery Research, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorBasel Ramlawi MD, FRCSC, FACC, FACS, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Cardiac Surgery Research, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this author Aleksander Dokollari MD, Corresponding Author aleksanderdokollari2@gmail.com orcid.org/0000-0001-8032-1741 CARIM, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands Correspondence Aleksander Dokollari, MD, Department of Cardiac Surgery, CARIM, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Email: aleksanderdokollari2@gmail.comSearch for more papers by this authorMichel P. Sá MD, MSc, PhD, orcid.org/0000-0001-5356-2996 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Cardiac Surgery Research, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorEdvin Prifti MD, PhD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Center, Tirana, AlbaniaSearch for more papers by this authorGianluca Torregrossa MD, MEBCTS, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Cardiac Surgery Research, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this authorBasel Ramlawi MD, FRCSC, FACC, FACS, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lankenau Heart Institute, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA Department of Cardiac Surgery Research, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 27 September 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.16028Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue RelatedInformation