Chapter 50

Pathogenesis and management of arterial thrombosis

Willem L Bor

Willem L Bor

Department of Cardiology and Heart Center, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

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Dean RPP Chan Pin Yin

Dean RPP Chan Pin Yin

Department of Cardiology and Heart Center, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

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Jurriën M ten Berg

Jurriën M ten Berg

Department of Cardiology and Heart Center, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and CARIM School of Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, the Netherlands

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Constance Baaten

Constance Baaten

Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and CARIM School of Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR), University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

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Hugo ten Cate

Hugo ten Cate

Department of Biochemistry, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and CARIM School of Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and CARIM School of Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Thrombosis Expertise Center, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+) and CARIM School of cardiovascular diseases, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Center for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Gutenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany

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First published: 04 April 2025
Citations: 1

Summary

Arterial thrombosis underlies cardiovascular diseases including myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke. New insight in the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and thrombosis stimulated the development of targeted antithrombotic medication. In this chapter, we discuss thrombus forming mechanisms, and indications for targeted antithrombotic medication in patients with atherothrombotic conditions and thromboembolic stroke.

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