Eptifibatide-induced acute profound thrombocytopenia in a patient with left main artery plaque rupture complicated by cardiogenic shock and gastrointestinal bleeding
Eptifibatide inhibits platelet aggregation by reversibly binding to the platelet receptor glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa of human platelets, thus preventing the binding of fibrinogen and adhesion proteins such as fibronectin, vitronectin, and von Willebrand factor to form cross bridges with adjacent pla...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Preventive Cardiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jcpconline.org/article.asp?issn=2250-3528;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=74;epage=77;aulast=Nandal |