Abstract

AGUIRRE JAEN, Olman  and  ARCE RODRIGUEZ, Enrique. Resistencia a la aspirina. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online]. 2015, vol.32, n.1, pp.170-176. ISSN 2215-5287.

Non steroideal anti-inflammatory drugs consist of a chemically heterogeneous group of substances that share the same therapeutic actions. Including aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid. This is the antiplatelet agent analgesic and antipyretic of higher consumption and represents the refference pattern for testing other drugs. In addition , it is the most widely used antiplatelet agent in the world . The term aspirin resistance is frequently used, it entails a diagnosis and has a clinical relevance being an important issue for the eventual therapeutic failure of this drug.

Keywords : Aspirin resistance; platelet aggregation; therapeutic failure.

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