title: Current antiplatelet therapies: benefits and limitations.
abstract: Antiplatelet therapy is the current criterion standard for the treatment of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and patients who have acute coronary syndromes. Clopidogrel in combination with aspirin is the current standard of care for reducing cardiovascular events in these patients. However, patients who receive currently available antiplatelet therapy may still develop atherothrombotic events. In addition, despite the clinical benefits achieved with clopidogrel, significant clinical limitations are associated with its use. This article summarizes the current understanding of the benefits and limitations of the commonly used antiplatelet therapies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA.
authors.forename: Dominick J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Angiolillo
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Theodore A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Bass
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin