title: The role of the platelet in coagulation and clinical thrombotic events.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004176:Dipyridamole