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Platelet Function Changes in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Giovanni DavìM. TrainaM. P. MuzzoG. L. PirainoA. RaineriA. StranoG. MaranoSalvatore NovoV. Albano

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyPlatelet aggregationbusiness.industrymedicine.diseaseLesionInternal medicinecardiovascular systemmedicineCardiologyPlateletcardiovascular diseasesSpontaneous platelet aggregationMyocardial infarctionmedicine.symptombusiness

description

Whether the thrombotic component of myocardial infarction is primary or secondary in a given patient, platelet function alterations can influence many mechanisms — operating at the microenvi-ronmental level — from which it depends if the thrombotic lesion grows or sends platelet emboli to the smaller myocardial vessels.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8616-2_17