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Antithrombotic Therapy for Prevention of Various Thrombotic Diseases
Abstract The majority of sudden onset serious diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and pulmonary embolism, are thrombotic diseases. Antithrombotic therapy in general has a potential to reduce the risk of thrombotic diseases, though it increases the risk of serious bleeding events. Of the various antithrombotic agents currently available, the antiplatelet agent aspirin and the anticoagulant agent warfarin have the most robust clinical evidence. Aspirin reduces the risk of cardiovascular (CV) death, recurrence of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke by up to 25%. Aspirin is an establish...
Source: Drug Development Research - November 15, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Shinya Goto, Aiko Tomita Tags: Clinical Overview Source Type: research