Management strategies in antithrombotic therapy [[electronic resource] /] / by Arman Askari and Adrian W. Messerli

• Autore: Askari Arman T
• Pubblicazione: Chichester ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley and Sons, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (372 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.1/42
• Soggetto topico: Thrombolytic therapy; Thrombosis - Treatment; Fibrinolytic agents
• Altri autori: MesserliAdrian W
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Management strategies in antithrombotic therapy
• ISBN: 1-282-34825-6; 9786612348259; 0-470-51813-8; 0-470-51814-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910144742103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II