Handbook of antiplatelet therapy / edited by Marc Cohen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Marc, M.D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blood platelet disorders.

Blood platelets.

Blood Platelet Disorders.

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors.

Medical Subjects:

Blood Platelet Disorders.

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors.

Physical Description:

181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Antiplatelet therapy

Place of Publication:

London : Martin Dunitz ; Independece, KY : Distributed in the USA by Fulfilment Center, Taylor & Francis, [2003]

Summary:

Owing to the advances in the understanding of the biology of thrombosis and the role of platelets, antithrombotic therapy with platelet inhibitor agents is now commonplace. The Handbook of Antiplatelet Therapy is a comprehensive yet practical guide to the recent advances in antithrombotic therapy with platelet inhibitor agents. Topics covered include the use of aspirin, platelet adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor antagonists and platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists.

Contents:

1 Current perspective on new antithrombotic therapies / Roberto Corti, Antonia Sambola, Valentin Fuster, Juan Jose Badimon 1

2 What is the platelet? How does it work? / Richard C Becker 25

3 The role of laboratory tests for evaluating coagulation and platelet function in the cardiac patient / Richard C Becker 39

4 An overview of platelet inhibitor agents / Eric Awtry, Joseph Loscalzo 57

5 Aspirin / Brendan F McAdam 71

6 The thienopyridines / Dieter F Lubbe, Peter B Berger 97

7 Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockers: abciximab / Gilles Montalescot 117

8 Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa non-peptide receptor antagonists: tirofiban / Harvey D White 133

9 Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa small peptide receptor antagonists: eptifibatide / Charles V Pollack Jr 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1841840807 :

OCLC:

51482918