The use of antiplatelet agents in acute cardiac care. |
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| Authors: | J E Calvin L W Klein |
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| Institution: | Department of Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA. jcalvin@rush.edu |
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| Abstract: | Antiplatelet therapy with aspirin has long been established as standard therapy in the management of conditions such as ST-elevation myocardial infarction and the acute coronary syndromes (unstable angina and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction). Recently, several more potent platelet inhibitors have been developed and tested in randomized clinical trials. This article reviews the current state of the art of antiplatelet therapy. |
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