title: The role of the platelets.
abstract: In the light of the principal pathological findings in coronary thrombosis this contribution deals with the mechanisms responsible for initiating platelet aggregation in an atherosclerotic artery and with the question of how haemorrhage into a ruptured plaque triggers platelet thrombogenesis.
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000502:physiology; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D001241:Aspirin