title: Antithrombotic therapy in coronary artery disease.
abstract: Antithrombotic therapy has assumed a central role in the therapy of the acute coronary syndromes and chronic coronary artery disease. The theoretical rationale for antithrombotic therapy, and the established and evolving roles of antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants in coronary disease are reviewed. Emphasis is focused on new antithrombotic agents and novel combinations of existing agents.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Di Salvo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fuster
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin; D013300:Streptokinase; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator