Perioperative management and monitoring of antiplatelet agents: a focused review on aspirin and P2Y inhibitors

Platelets play pivotal roles in hemostasis as well as pathological arterial thrombosis. The combination of aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor has become the mainstay therapy in the ageing population with cardiovascular conditions, particularly during and after percutaneous coronary intervention. A number...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Mazzeffi, Khang Lee, Bradley Taylor, Kenichi A. Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2017-08-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-70-379.pdf