Designed for everyday use, primarily in the hospital setting, Thrombosis in Clinical Practice is a practical clinical reference to the management of thrombosis. The text provides a concise guide to the latest drugs and their applications and reviews appropriate therapeutic strategies for each of the most commonly-encountered clinical scenarios. Numerous flowcharts and checklists support and enhance the text, assisting the reader with case assessment and formulation of treatment plans. Copiously illustrated with tables, graphs, and charts, the book explains fundamental principles of etiology and mechanisms of drug action and includes the latest information on new agents and on-going trials.
Author(s): Andrew Blann, Gregory Y.H. Lip, AGG Turpie
Edition: 1
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 336
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 11
1: The pathophysiology of thrombosis......Page 13
2: Epidemiology of coagulopathy......Page 30
3: Commonly used anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs......Page 48
4: Bleeding risk and hemorrhage......Page 78
5: Thrombophilia and venous thrombosis......Page 97
6: Antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation......Page 117
7: Valves......Page 142
8: Percutaneous coronary intervention......Page 152
9: Coronary artery disease Coronary revascularization......Page 164
10: Peripheral arterial disease......Page 202
11: Antithrombotic therapy for ischemic stroke......Page 242
12: Management of venous thromboembolism during pregancy......Page 264
14: Systemic thrombosis in children......Page 306
15: New drugs and directions......Page 335
Index......Page 363
