Is the measurement of cerebral microembolic signals a good surrogate marker for evaluating the efficacy of antiplatelet agents in the prevention of stroke?

European Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 132-139

  Wong, K S Lawrence ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antiplatelet therapy; Atherothrombosis; Cerebral microembolic signals; Clopidogrel; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ARGININE; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN; PLACEBO; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; S NITROSOGLUTATHIONE; TIROFIBAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DRUG EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 20844438511     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085569     Document Type: Review

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