title: Platelet-dependent and procoagulant mechanisms in arterial thrombosis.
abstract: The results of experiment and clinical studies support the hypothesis that initiation and progression of arterial thrombosis are dependent on a dynamic interaction between platelet- and coagulation-dependent mechanisms. Although treatment of patients with unstable coronary syndromes acutely with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors has already been shown to be remarkably effective in improving short- and long-term prognosis, strategies that inhibit factor thrombin and/or Xa activity may also have a role either alone or in combination with platelet inhibitors in treating patients with coronary thrombosis.
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000502:physiology*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology*; D005344:Fibrinopeptide A / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D015539:Platelet Activation; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000502:physiology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy