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Antiplatelet drugs
Antiplatelet drugs are designed to decrease platelet aggregation to inhibit thrombus formation in the arterial circulation. Used to treat patients with cardiac and cerebrovascular conditions.
They are classified according to their mechanism of action:
smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 9:12am
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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
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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