The role of the platelet in coagulation and clinical thrombotic events.
There have been exciting advances in our understanding of platelet function in recent years. Platelet physiology, drugs that inhibit platelet function, and the current evidence supporting the use of platelet-inhibiting drugs in the prevention of clinical thrombotic events are reviewed.
D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002470:Cell Survival; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000097:blood*
D004176:Dipyridamole