Antiplatelet therapy in ischemic heart disease
By: edited by Stephen D. Wiviott.
Contributors: Wiviott, Stephen D.; American Heart Association.
Series: AHA clinical series
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9781405176262
Subjects: Coronary heart disease -- Chemotherapy; Blood platelets -- Aggregation; Myocardial Ischemia -- drug therapy; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors -- therapeutic use; Myocardial Ischemia -- blood
Description: This book, part of the American Heart Association Clinical Series, explores and explains state-of-the-art use of antiplatelet agents and draws on the expertise of global leaders in antiplatelet therapy. Organized for fast reference, the book is divided into five parts: Concepts in Platelet Physiology, Function, and Measurement; Pharmacology of Oral Antiplatelet Agents; Pharmacology of Intravenous Antiplatelet Agents; Clinical Use of Antiplatelet Agents in Cardiovascular Disease; and Special Circumstances. Each chapter in the clinical section contains an overview of guidelines, plus specifics on medical and interventional uses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Platelet physiology and the role of the platelet in ischemic heart disease / Robert F. Storey; title: Laboratory assessment of platelet function and the effects of antiplatelet agents / Alan D. Michelson, A.L. Frelinger; title: Cyclooxygenase inhibitors / Nina Chetty Raju, John W. Eikelboom; title: Aspirin response variability and resistance / Wai-Hong Chen, Daniel I. Simon; title: P2Y12 inhibitors : thienopyridines and direct oral inhibitors / Jean-Philippe Collet ... [et al.]; title: Thienopyridine response variability and resistance / Udaya S. Tantry, Thomas A. Suarez, Paul A. Gurbel; title: Pharmacology of intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists / James C. Blankenship, Peter B. Berger; title: Intravenous P2Y12 inhibitors / Steven P. Dunn, Steven R. Steinhubl; title: Antiplatelet effects of thrombin inhibitors and fibrinolytic agents / Nicolai Mejevoi, Anjum Tanwir, Marc Cohen; title: Antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation / Christian W. Hamm; title: ST-elevation myocardial infarction / Michelle O'Donoghue, Marc S. Sabatine; title: Antiplatelet therapy in chronic coronary artery disease / Kamran I. Muhammad, Deepak L. Bhatt; title: Peripheral arterial disease / Esther S. Kim, Heather L. Gornik; title: Clinical use of antiplatelet agents in cardiovascular disease : cerebrovascular diseases / Larry B. Goldstein; title: Anti-platelet therapy and coronary bypass surgery : risks and benefits / A. Burdess, N. Cruden, K.A. Fox; title: Management of antiplatelet therapy for non-cardiac surgery / Nisheeth Goel, John Canales, James J. Ferguson; title: Antiplatelet therapy and coronary stents / Alanna Coolong, Laura Mauri.