Abstract
Platelet deposition can occur in areas of vascular damage and on prosthetic materials such as heart valves or grafts; mural thrombus formation, with eventual organization, progression to fatal occlusion, thrombolysis, or arterial embolization can follow. Use of antiplatelet drugs in patients undergoing certain cardiovascular surgical procedures or having rapid progression of atherosclerosis may reduce the thromboembolic risk.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 48-71 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Postgraduate Medicine |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |