Platelets in Cardiovascular Disease - Hardcover

Bhatt Deepak L

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 186094826X ISBN 13: 9781860948268

Publisher: Imperial College Press, 2008

Synopsis

"Platelets in Cardiovascular Disease" provides an in-depth and current coverage of relevant platelet biology and antiplatelet therapy that is in clinical use today and potentially for the future. The book provides a succinct overview of the critical role of platelets in cardiovascular medicine. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and recent research has found that the platelet is central to the genesis of heart attacks and stroke as well as many of the complications of angioplasty and bypass surgery. An explosion of knowledge of the biology of platelets has established their important role in the formation of blood clots and, perhaps more intriguingly, their role as inflammatory cells.This growth in information has been paralleled by the development of several drugs that can interfere with platelet action and thereby improve patient outcomes. Indeed, several antiplatelet drugs already in development may ultimately lead to marked advances in both the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Drawing upon a panel of international experts, "Platelets in Cardiovascular Disease" delivers a concise yet thorough review of the major developments in antiplatelet therapy. Practicing clinicians as well as those involved in the development of new antithrombotic therapies will find the book interesting and useful.

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Review

"As a reference for the biology of platelets and documentation of established antiplatelet therapies, this book is excellent, and is exhaustively-referenced for those requiring source material." --Cardiology News

Edition details

• Publisher: Imperial College Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 186094826X
• ISBN 13: 9781860948268
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Deepak Bhatt