2010, Volume 17, Supplement 1

Report from a scientific roundtable meeting held at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, in October...

Identifying targets in the thrombosis pathway Figure 1 summarises the central role of platelets in the genesis of thrombosis.1 The platelet is initially activated in...

Antithrombotic drugs act principally by inhibiting platelet function directly (for example, aspirin, clopidogrel and dipyridamole) or, via thrombin inhibition, by inhibiting platelet activation and fibrin...

The efficacy of aspirin in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease is well understood but its position in primary prevention of cardiovascular events is less...

Variable and sometimes ineffective drug treatment is not uncommon in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.(1) In most cases lack of patient compliance is the explanation...

Aspirin has revolutionised the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) but it is apparent that clinical outcomes need to be improved further. The three-year follow-up of...