

An edition of Management strategies in antithrombotic therapy (2007)
By Arman Askari,Michael Lincoff,Adrian Messerli
Publish Date
2007
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Limited, John
Language
eng
Pages
366
Description:
Intravascular thrombus formation remains one of the most significant problems in cardiovascular medicine. It underlies the clinical presentation of acute coronary syndromes, including unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. More and more individuals are stricken with an acute MI and undergo a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Several reasons apply, including an increasingly aged population, the growing burden of chronic risk factors such as diabetes, obesity, sedentary behaviour, and improvements in ear.