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Anticoagulant drugs
Anticoagulants are used to prevent the formation or growth of fibrin/erythrocyte thrombi in the venous circulation. They are not useful for treating arterial thrombi which are mainly composed of platelet aggregates.
Anticoagulants can be administered parenterally or orally.
smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 9:11am
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Acute ischemic stroke (AIS)
Acute ischemic stroke is caused by thrombotic or embolic occlusion of a cerebral artery, which leads to a sudden loss of blood circulation to a focal area of the brain. This results in a corresponding loss of neurologic function. The text that follows has been summarized and adapted from a transcript written by Amanda Dippold as part of her clinical pharmacology training.
efaccena - 14/08/2018 - 10:32am
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Venous thromboembolism
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a blood clot in a vein. VTEs can partially or completely obstruct blood flow. The most frequent types of VTE are
- deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and
- pulmonary embolism (PE)
Pharmacological VTE prophylaxis and treatment relies on the use of different classes of drugs; anti-coagulants, antiplatelet drugs and thrombolytic/fibrinolytic agents.
efaccena - 18/04/2023 - 2:18pm