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Anticoagulants
Dr. Dimitropoulou
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Medical
Graduate
10/13/2009

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Term
Aspirin
Definition
Antiplatelet
inhibits cyclooxygenase (AA -> TXA2)
81 mg/d
prolongs bleeding time
Term
dipyridamole
Definition
Antiplatelet
inhibits PDE activity
coronary vasodilation -> decreases adhesion
Term
ticlopidine
Definition
antiplatelet
inhibit binding of ADP and incraese cAMP levels
prolongs bleeding time
s/e: thrombocytopenia, leukopenia
Term
clopidogrel
Definition
antiplatelet
inhibits ADP binding
increases cAMP levels
prolongs bleeding time
less s/e than ticlopidine
Term
abciximab
Definition
antiplatelet
Ab against GPIIb/IIIa
inhibits platelet aggregation
bleeding
Term
eptifibatide
Definition
antiplateletcyclic peptide inhibitor of fibrinogen binding to GPIIb/IIIa
Term
Warfarin
Definition
vitamin K antagonist
factors 2, 7, 9, 10
oral
crosses placenta
skin necrosis
Term
heparin
Definition
interacts with antithrombin to inhibit factors 9, 10, thrombin
IV
hemmorhage
HIT
does not cross placenta
Term
fondiparanux
Definition
synthetic heparin
heparin-lite
only factor 10a
once/day
not for renal patients
Term
hirudin, lepirudin, bivalirudin
Definition
antithrombin
tx of pts with HIT
Term
argatroban
Definition
competitive inhibitor of thrombin
tx of HIT
Term
drotrecogin alfa
Definition
recombinant protein C
inhibits 5a, 8a
Term
streptokinase
Definition
thrombolytic
promotes plasminogen -> plasmin
s/e: hemmorhage
1st generation-not sensitive
Term
tPAs
alteplase
reteplase
tenecteplase
Definition
thrombolytic
bind selectively to fibrin
clot-sensitive fibrinolysis
re-establish in stroke
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