Edited by a team of the world's leading interventionalcardiologists and educators, this new book is created with an eyeto giving the reader a solid, practical, and clinically focusedunderstanding of this important class of drugs, from basic scienceto a clear-headed discussion of complex topics such as combinationtherapies, drug-to-drug interactions, and resistance toantiplatelet agents.This important new book:* Begins with a concise but thorough discussion of plateletbiology and pathophysiology so that readers understand howantiplatelet agents work and why they produce such a varied rangeof complications, from minor GI upset to potentiallylife-threatening conditions such as neutropenia, a criticalshortage of white blood cells.* Thoroughly covers platelet function testing, including noveltechniques.* Clarifies current best practice regarding the use ofantiplatelet agents in both chronic and acute cardiovasculardisease.* Reviews all types of antiplatelet agents - from aspirinto recently approved drugs - including indications, clinicaloutcomes, and side effects.Written by an international "who's who" ofexperts in the field, Antiplatelet Therapy in CardiovascularDisease also includes an entire section covering the use ofantiplatelet drugs in PCIs, including percutaneous valve repair,which makes this text particularly essential to interventionalcardiologists.