Management strategies in antithrombotic therapy / by Arman Askari and Adrian W. Messerli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Askari, Arman T.

Contributor:

Messerli, Adrian W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thrombolytic therapy.

Thrombosis--Treatment.

Thrombosis.

Fibrinolytic agents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (372 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley and Sons, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Intravascular thrombus formation remains one of the most significant problems in cardiovascular medicine. It underlies the clinical presentation of acute coronary syndromes, including unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. More and more individuals are stricken with an acute MI and undergo a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Several reasons apply, including an increasingly aged population, the growing burden of chronic risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, sedentary behaviour, and improvements in e

Contents:

Thrombosis and antithrombotics in vascular disease

Aspirin

Thienopyridines, ticlopidine, and clopidogrel

Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors

Unfractionated heparin

Low-molecular-weight heparins

Direct thrombin inhibitors

Fibrinolytic agents

Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Acute coronary syndromes / non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Anticoagulation strategies for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Venous thromboembolic disease

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612348259

9781282348257

1282348256

9780470518137

0470518138

9780470518144

0470518146

OCLC:

609848709