antiplatelet therapy

collocation in English

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anti-platelet
adjective
uk
/ˌæn.tiˈpleɪt.lət/us
/ˌæn.taɪˈpleɪt.lət/
intended to stop platelets (= cells in the blood) sticking together to form blood clots (= pieces of ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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This demonstrates that thrombotic obstruction can occur in the very young even when that patient is being treated withantiplatelettherapy.
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There were no significant differences in demographic characteristics, personal risk factors, or previousantiplatelettherapybetween the two treatment groups.
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Patients with stroke associated with aortic atherosclerotic lesions:antiplatelettherapy.
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Nevertheless, the incidence of thromboembolic events is noticeable, and we are currently usingantiplatelettherapyin these patients.
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It coversantiplatelettherapy, anticoagulation and thrombolytic therapy.
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Similarly, others1219 have thought thatantiplatelettherapyis adequate to prevent thromboembolism in children with mechanical prostheses.
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Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials ofantiplatelettherapyfor prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in high-risk patients.
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Patients require doubleantiplatelettherapyfor a period of up to 3 months after the procedure and aspirin therapy for up to 1 year.
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Anticoagulation is regarded as more powerful thanantiplatelettherapy, but anticoagulants may increase the size of the hematoma and worsening obstruction of the affected artery.
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It is used in patients in whom aspirin is not tolerated, or in whom dualantiplatelettherapyis desirable.
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Two-year results of a large all-comers trial suggest a reduced risk of late stent thrombosis, especially after discontinuation of dualantiplatelettherapy.
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Bivalirudin should be administered with optimalantiplatelettherapy(aspirin plus clopidogrel).
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There have been many attempts made using surface treatments to create stents that are more biocompatible and less thrombogenic, in an attempt to reduce the need for extensiveantiplatelettherapy.
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