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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829111903321

Autore

Askari Arman T

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-282-34825-6

9786612348259

0-470-51813-8

0-470-51814-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MesserliAdrian W

Disciplina

616.1/42

Soggetti

Thrombolytic therapy

Thrombosis - Treatment

Fibrinolytic agents

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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