Novel antiplatelet agents in acute coronary syndrome

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-47

  Franchi, Francesco ^a   Angiolillo, Dominick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATOPAXAR; CANGRELOR; CLOPIDOGREL; ELINOGREL; EPTIFIBATIDE; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO; PRASUGREL; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 1 ANTAGONIST; PURINERGIC P2Y RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; THROMBOXANE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TICAGRELOR; TIROFIBAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORAPAXAR; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; THROMBIN RECEPTOR; THROMBOXANE RECEPTOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DEVELOPMENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DISCOVERY; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PURINERGIC P2Y RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, PROTEINASE-ACTIVATED; RECEPTORS, THROMBIN; RECEPTORS, THROMBOXANE;

EID: 84921578013     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2014.156     Document Type: Review

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