Antiplatelet Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease by Ron Waksman... - 9781118275757

Antiplatelet Therapy in Cardiovascular DiseaseAuthor(s): Ron Waksman, Paul A. Gurbel, Michael A. Gaglia\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781118275757, 978-1118275757\nSynopsis\nEdited by a team of the worlds leading interventional cardiologists and educators, this new book is created with an eye to giving the reader a solid, practical, and clinically focused understanding of this important class of drugs, from basic science to a clear-headed discussion of complex topics such as combination therapies, drug-to-drug interactions, and resistance to antiplatelet agents.\nThis important new book:\nBegins with a concise but thorough discussion of platelet biology and pathophysiology so that readers understand how antiplatelet agents work and why they produce such a varied range of complications, from minor GI upset to potentially life-threatening conditions such as neutropenia, a critical shortage of white blood cells.