title: [Secondary and primary prevention of coronary heart disease: platelet aggregation inhibitors and anticoagulants].
abstract: This review presents the results of primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) with antiplatelet drugs and anticoagulants; therapeutic recommendations are derived. According to the results of the trials and due to its low price aspirin (ASS) can be still considered as the drug of choice. Its protective action has been documented for secondary prevention in patients with previous myocardial infarction, coronary angioplasty (PCI), unstable and stable angina, but not in patients with coronary artery bypass surgery, heart failure as well as in primary prevention. The doses recommended are 75-325 mg/d. If ASS is not tolerated clopidogrel is an alternative, but an expensive one. Anticoagulation for primary prevention of CHD may be considered in high risk patients, who do not tolerate ASS (alternative: clopidogrel). In secondary prevention anticoagulation is only recommended for special conditions, such as ASS intolerance (alternative: clopidogrel), ventricular aneurysm, ventricular thrombus, severe heart failure and/or atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Innere Medizin III Medizinische Universitätsklinik Bergheimer Str. 58 69151 Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kübler
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin