BookPaolo Gresele, Gustav V. R Born, Carlo Patrono, Clive P. Page, editors.
Contents:
Part 1. Pathophysiology. Platelets: Production, Morphology and Ultrastructure / Jonathan N. Thon and Joseph E. Italiano
Platelet Receptors / Alexandre Kauskot and Marc F. Hoylaerts
Platelet Signaling / Timothy J. Stalker, Debra K. Newman, Peisong Ma, Kenneth M. Wannemacher and Lawrence F. Brass
Platelet Interaction with the Vessel Wall / Philip G. de Groot, Rolf T. Urbanus and Mark Roest
Platelets in Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis / Christian Schulz and Steffen Massberg
Part 2. Pharmacology. Aspirin and Other COX-1 Inhibitors / Carlo Patrono and Bianca Rocca
Thienopyridines and Other ADP-Receptor Antagonists / Isabell Bernlochner and Dirk Sibbing
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Antagonists / Karen M. Hook and Joel S. Bennett
Targeting Phosphodiesterases in Anti-platelet Therapy / Matthew T. Rondina and Andrew S. Weyrich
PAR-1 Inhibitors: A Novel Class of Antiplatelet Agents for the Treatment of Patients with Atherothrombosis / Sergio Leonardi and Richard C. Becker
Thromboxane Receptors Antagonists and/or Synthase Inhibitors / Giovanni Davì, Francesca Santilli and Natale Vazzana
Inhibitors of the Interaction Between von Willebrand Factor and Platelet GPIb/IX/V / Paolo Gresele and Stefania Momi
Inhibitors of the Interactions Between Collagen and Its Receptors on Platelets / Hans Deckmyn, Simon F. De Meyer, Katleen Broos and Karen Vanhoorelbeke
Intracellular Signaling as a Potential Target for Antiplatelet Therapy / Patrick Andre
Novel Targets for Platelet Inhibition / Kathleen Freson and Chris Van Geet
Variability of Platelet Indices and Function: Acquired and Genetic Factors / Giovanni de Gaetano, Iolanda Santimone, Francesco Gianfagna, Licia Iacoviello and Chiara Cerletti
Small RNAs as Potential Platelet Therapeutics / Leonard C. Edelstein and Paul F. Bray
Pharmacological Modulation of the Inflammatory Actions of Platelets / Richard Amison, Clive Page and Simon Pitchford
Part 3. Therapy. The Role of Laboratory Monitoring in Antiplatelet Therapy / Marco Cattaneo
Antiplatelet Agents in Ischemic Heart Disease / Christopher H. May and A. Michael Lincoff
Antiplatelet Therapy in Cerebrovascular Disorders / Ralph Weber, Johannes Brenck and Hans-Christoph Diener
Antiplatelet Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease / Francesco Violi, Stefania Basili, Jeffrey S. Berger and William R. Hiatt
Primary Prevention of Ischaemic Cardiovascular Disorders with Antiplatelet Agents / Tom Mead.