Download or read book Platelets and Atherosclerosis written by Christoff Kessler and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most patients with cerebrovascular diseases are treated with antiplatelet drugs. Basic thromosis research showed that platelets are an important factor in the pathogenesis of ar- therosclerosis and its complications, but other compounds as macrophages and vessel wall factors are also involved in this process. The aim of this volume is to connect labora- tory findings with clinical applications.