Aspirin Resistance and Atherothrombotic Disease
Peter J. Mason, MD, MPH*,
Alice K. Jacobs, MD, FACC and
Jane E. Freedman, MD, FACC
Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute and Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Figure 1 Platelet function and mechanisms of antiplatelet therapy. ADP = adenosine diphosphate; Ecs = endothelial cells; Gi = inhibitory G protein; GP = glycoprotein; PG = prostaglandin; P2 = type 2 platelet purinergic receptor; TX = thromboxane; HETE = hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid; HPETE = hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acid.
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