Bookedited by Arman T. Askari, A. Michael Lincoff.
Contents:
Platelets in arterial thrombosis
Role of coagulation in arterial and venous thrombosis
Link between inflammation and thrombosis
Genetics of thrombosis
Aspirin in primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Thienopyridines in stable coronary disease
Antiplatelet therapies in unstable angina and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
Unfractionated heparin and enoxaparin for the management of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
Direct thrombin inhibitors in acute coronary syndromes
Synthetic factors Xa inhibition in acute coronary syndromes
Antiplatelet therapies: aspirin, clopidogrel and thienopyridines, and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors for the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Antithrombin therapy for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Fibrinolysis and facilitated PCI
Antithrombotic therapy in percutaneous coronary intervention
Antithrombotic therapy in carotid and peripheral intervention
Monitoring of antithrombotic therapies in interventional cardiology
Venous thromboembolism
Fibrinolysis for pulmonary embolism
Duration of anticoagulant therapy after venous thromboembolism
Antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation and cardioversion
Antithrombotic therapy for valvular heart disease
Antithrombotic therapy in heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
Resistance to antiplatelet drugs.