Key result
Antiplatelet therapy, including aspirin, remains a mainstay of treatment for cardiovascular diseases by targeting platelet activation and arterial thrombus formation.
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Review
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Implication
Upholds antiplatelet therapy in CVD care; leaves open refinements with emerging agents.
PICO
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Population
Cardiovascular diseases
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Intervention / Comparator
Antiplatelet drugs
This review discusses the role of platelets in cardiovascular disease and the mechanisms of antiplatelet therapies, including aspirin and newer agents.
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Reiter et al. (2005) conducted a review in Cardiovascular diseases. Antiplatelet drugs was evaluated. Antiplatelet therapy, including aspirin, remains a mainstay of treatment for cardiovascular diseases by targeting platelet activation and arterial thrombus formation.