Therapeutic advances in thrombosis
By: edited by David J. Moliterno ... [et al.].
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9781405196253
Subjects: Thrombosis; Therapeutic use; Therapy; Antifibrinolytic Agents
Other titles: Therapeutic strategies in thrombosis.
Description: Now more than ever, all cardiologists, hematologists, and specialists in vascular medicine, as well as other professionals, such as hospital pharmacists, who deal with prognosis and intervention in preventing thrombosis, need a resource that distills current knowledge of this important subject. This book provides physicians with the very latest in medical and surgical advances in antithrombotic therapies. With this comprehensively updated edition you get coverage of virtually all aspects of venous and arterial thrombotic disease and the corresponding therapies ; Strategies to manage specific clinical conditions and how to tailor treatment to individual patient needs and more.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Therapeutic strategies in thrombosis / edited by Steen Dalby Kristensen, Raffaele De Caterina, and David J. Moliterno. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Arterial thrombosis : a brief overview / Lina Badimon and Valentin Fuster; title: Aspirin / Carlo Patrono; title: Platelet ADP P2Y12 inhibitors - thienopyridines / Joseph D. Foley III and David J. Moliterno; title: Platelet ADP P2Y12 Inhibitors - non-thienopyridines / Joseph D. Foley III and David J. Moliterno; title: Cilostazol and dipyridamole- more than weak inhibition of platelets / W.G. Eisert; title: The inter-relationship of thrombin and platelets - the protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) / Matthew E. Wiisanen and David J. Moliterno; title: Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors / Marco Valgimigli and Elisa Cangiano; title: Unfractionated heparin and low-molecular-weight heparin in ischemic heart disease / Marc Cohen, Omar Hassan, and Zafar Iqbal; title: Pentasaccharide derivatives / Antonio Gutierrez, Pierluigi Tricoci, and John H.P. Alexander; title: Intravenous direct thrombin inhibitors / A. Michael Lincoff; title: Vitamin K antagonists / Freek W.A. Verheugt; title: Oral direct thrombin inhibitors and oral Xa inhibitors / Steen Husted and Lars Wallentin; title: Thrombolytic therapy and concomitant antithrombotic therapies / Peter R. Sinnaeve and Frans J. Van de Werf; title: Antithrombotic therapy in STEMI / Kurt Huber, Raffaele De Caterina, Steen Kristensen; title: Antithrombotic therapy in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes / Georgios J. Vlachojannis ... [et al.]; title: Antithrombotic strategies in patients undergoing elective PCI / Sunil V. Rao and E. Magnus Ohman; title: Antithrombotic management in patients with prosthetic valves / Eric G. Butchart and Raffaele De Caterina; title: Stroke - thrombolysis and antithrombotic therapy / L. Creed Pettigrew and Michael R. Dobbs; title: Atrial fibrillation : current and forthcoming antithrombotic therapies / Raffaele De Caterina and Giulia Renda; title: Venous thromboembolism : pathophysiology, diagnosis and prophylaxis / M.P. Donadini, W. Ageno, A.G.G. Turpie; title: Antithrombotic therapy in venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism / M. Di Nisio and H.R. Büller; title: Prevention and treatment of venous and arterial thrombosis in patients with specific conditions : diabetes, hypercoagulable states, pregnancy and renal insufficiency / Michel Meyer Samama, Jacqueline Conard and Grigoris Gerotziafas; title: Genetics of the response to antithrombotic drugs and the need for monitoring / Jean-Philippe Collet, Gilles Montalescot, and Jean-Sébastien Hulot.