title: [Combination therapy with anticoagulants and platelet-active drugs].
abstract: Platelets and the coagulation system cannot be regarded as completely separate systems. Both systems become activated upon vessel injury and multiple functional interactions exist. Thus with a combination therapy with anticoagulants and platelet-active drugs, drug interactions relevant for hemostasis must be expected. This includes a synergistic inhibition of the hemostatic system but also possible synergistic effects on bleeding complications. This concise review discusses the clinical efficacy of a combination therapy with anticoagulants and platelet-active drugs in patients with acute coronary syndromes (unstable angina, myocardial infarction).
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Klinische Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, 40225 Düsseldorf. weberar@uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: A-A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors