Antiplatelet therapy for atherothrombotic disease: How can we improve the outcomes?

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 240-249

  Moser, Martin ^a   Bode, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADP; Bleeding; PAR 1; Platelets; Residual risk; Thromboxane A2

Indexed keywords

3A,4,4A,5,6,7,8,8A,9,9A DECAHYDRO N [4 [2 [5 (3 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 PYRIDYL]VINYL] 3 METHYL 1 OXO 3H BENZO[F]ISOBENZOFURAN 7 YL]CARBAMIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CANGRELOR; CLOPIDOGREL; E 5555; ELINOGREL; PLACEBO; PRASUGREL; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 1; PRT 060128; PURINERGIC P2Y12 RECEPTOR; THIENOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; TICAGRELOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPNEA; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOSIS; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; HEMORRHAGE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BLOOD COAGULATION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957943138     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-010-0488-y     Document Type: Review

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