Abstract

CHAVES BRENES, Lilliana. Antiplatelets. Rev. costarric. cardiol [online]. 2012, vol.14, n.1-2, pp.21-25. ISSN 1409-4142.

The advent of antiplatelet agents was a major advance in the treatment of thrombotic events, so that are revolutionizing the treatment of heart attack and stroke. The combination of antithrombotic antiplatelet gave better effect and improvement results and reverse of events. However, increases the side effects such as bleeding. Approximately exists around twenty antiplatelet drugs, some are administered orally or intravenously as Tirofiban, Abciximab and Eptifibatide. In this review we will talk only therapy of oral antiplatelet main, side effects, indications and precautions. Although often administrated the correct dose antiplatelet drugs, those can not always obtain the blood vessel recanalization due to resistance: syndrome antiplatelets.

Keywords : Antiplatelet agents; Aspirin; Clopidogrel; Trifluzal; Cilostal; Tricagrelor; Prasugrel; thrombosis; bleeding.

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