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an·ti·plate·let

(ăn′tē-plāt′lĭt, ăn′tī-)

adj.

Acting against or destroying blood platelets.

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We present a case of gastrointestinal bleeding due to antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and secondary in-stent thrombosis due to discontinuation of antiplatelet drugs.

Acute ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction after Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Clinical Dilemma of Antiplatelet Therapy

Taking two antiplatelet drugs after stenting is standard procedure to prevent stent thrombosis.

New Finding Reinforces the Link Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease: Common sleep disorder may cause blood dots to form in stents

Background: Antiplatelet drugs are effective in preventing recurrence of atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetic patients.

The phosphodiesterase inhibitor cilostazol induces regression of carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with type2 diabetes mellitus

Aspirin helps prevent platelets in the bloodstream from clumping together and forming a clot, so it is called an antiplatelet drug; other antiplatelet drugs include Clopidogrel (Plavix) and ticagrelor (Brilinta).

Aspirin for prevention

Current antiplatelet drugs prevent the clotting cells in the blood called platelets from sticking together, which helps people who have heart disease.

Snake Venom Drug: Poison Treats Heart Disease

This included 28,583 who were not taking any antithrombotic treatment, 12,751 who were taking subtherapeutic doses of warfarin (international normalized ratio (INR) of less than 2 at the time of their stroke), and 37,674 who were taking only antiplatelet drugs when additional treatment was indicated, the investigators said (JAMA.

Inadequate anticoagulation often precedes stroke in AF

Background and Objective: Antiplatelet drugs are frequently used after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to prevent venous graft occlusion.

Risks and benefits of giving early Aspirin within 6 hours of CABG: A retrospective analysis

Antiplatelet drugs help pre vent a blood clot from forming in those situations.

New PAD guidelines emphasize medications, supervised exercise: updated guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral artery disease also call for greater awareness of this underdiagnosed condition

Regarding the use of antithrombotic and antiplatelet drugs, the use of bivalirudin increased and there were decreases in the use of clopidogrel and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors between the two time periods.

France : Smoking rises in Argentina heart attack patients as cigarettes among cheapest in world

They concluded that patients taking single or dual antiplatelet drugs may have teeth extracted safely without interruption of treatment using only local haemostatic measures.

Is the practice of discontinuing aspirin therapy prior to dental extraction correct? a review

Others are likely to be discovered, and some of these non-hemostatic platelet functions can be attenuated with antiplatelet drugs, expanding the applications of these drugs to non-traditional uses.

Platelet function: beyond hemostasis--where does the lab fit in?

Another 22% of the patients received lipid-lowering agents and 7% received antiplatelet drugs, which are intended to prevent long-term cardiovascular complications--not beneficial in those with limited life expectancy, the researchers said (JAMA Intern.