ABSTRACT

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Presents new directions for the prevention and treatment of arterial and venous cardiovascular thrombotic and thromboembolic diseases.

Updates contemporary thinking regarding low-molecular-weight-heparins (LMWH), platelet receptor antagonists, and direct thrombin inhibitors to

chapter 1|34 pages

Inflammation and Arterial Thrombosis

chapter 2|14 pages

Homocysteine and Vascular Disease Risk

chapter 3|18 pages

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome

chapter 7|20 pages

Aspirin, Ticlopidine, and Clopidogrel

chapter 14|12 pages

The Management of Massive Pulmonary Embolism

chapter 15|14 pages

Thrombolysis in Pulmonary Embolism

chapter 18|16 pages

Interventional Venous Angiography

chapter 20|34 pages

Surgical Embolectomy for Pulmonary Embolism