Antiplatelet Therapy In Ischemic Heart Disease (eBook)

Stephen D. Wiviott, MD., Investigator TIMI Study Group, Associate Physician, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Part I Concepts in Platelet Physiology, Function and
Measurement.

1 Platelet physiology and the role of the platelet in ischemic
heart disease.

Robert F. Storey .

2 Laboratory assessment of platelet function and the effects of
antiplatelet agents.

Alan D. Michelson, A.L. Frelinger .

Part II Pharmacology of Oral Antiplatelet Agents.

3 Cyclooxygenase inhibitors.

Nina Chetty Raju, John W. Eikelboom .

4 Aspirin response variability and resistance.

Wai-Hong Chen, Daniel I. Simon .

5 P2Y12 inhibitors: Thienopyridines and direct oral
inhibitors.

Jean-Philippe Collet, Boris Aleil, Christian Gachet, Gilles
Montalescot .

6 Thienopyridine response variability and resistance.

Udaya S. Tantry, Thomas A. Suarez, Paul A. Gurbel .

Part III Pharmacology of Intravenous Antiplatelet
Agents.

7 Pharmacology of intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa
antagonists.

James C. Blankenship, Peter B. Berger .

8 Intravenous P2Y12 inhibitors.

Steven P. Dunn, Steven R. Steinhubl .

9 Antiplatelet effects of thrombin inhibitors and fibrinolytic
agents.

Nicolai Mejevoi, Anjum Tanwir, Marc Cohen .

Part IV Clinical Use of Antiplatelet Agents in Cardiovascular
Disease.

10 Antiplatelet therapy in acute coronary syndrome with ST
elevation.

Christian W. Hamm .

11 Antiplatelet therapy in ST-elevation myocardial
infarction.

Michelle O'Donoghue, Marc S. Sabatine .

12 Antiplatelet therapy in chronic artery disease.

Kamran I. Muhammed, Deepak L. Bhatt .

13 Antiplatelet therapy in peripheral arterial disease.

Esther S. Kim, Heather L. Gornik .

14 Clinical use of antiplatelet agents in cardiovascular
disease: cerebrovascular diseases.

Larry B. Goldstein .

Part V Special Circumstances.

15 Antiplatelet therapy and coronary bypass surgery: risks and
benefits.

A. Burdess, N.L. Cruden, K.A. Fox .

16 Management of antiplatelet therapy for non-cardiac
surgery.

Nisheeth Goel, John F. Canales, James J. Ferguson .

17 Antiplatelet therapy and coronary stents.

Alanna Coolong, Laura Mauri

"This thorough book addresses the topic in a concise manner. It can be used as a quick reference by busy practitioners or as a teaching guide for students." (Doody's Reviews, June 2009)