Handbook of antiplatelet therapy /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Cohen, Marc, M.D
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Martin Dunitz, [2003]
Subjects:	Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors > therapeutic use. Blood Platelets > physiology. Coronary Artery Disease > drug therapy. Fibrinolytic Agents.

Table of Contents:

Current perspective on new antithrombotic therapies
What is the platelet? How does it work?
The role of laboratory tests for evaluating coagulation and platelet function in the cardiac patient
An overview of platelet inhibitor agents
Aspirin
The thienopyridines
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockers : abciximab
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa non-peptide receptor antagonists : tirofiban
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa small peptide receptor antagonists : eptifibatide