Platelets and Atherosclerosis

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
The Role of Platelets in the Early Stages of Atherosclerosis....Pages 1-9
Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells in the Absence of Platelets. In Vivo Study in Deendothelialized Carotid Arteries of Thrombocytopenic Rats....Pages 11-17
The Role of Macrophages in Atherogenesis — Platelet-Monocyte Interactions....Pages 19-24
Animal Models Evaluating Platelet-Modifying Drugs....Pages 25-30
Preventive Measures to Reduce Injured Vessel Wall Thrombogenicity....Pages 31-38
Interactions Between Platelets in Whole Blood and a Thrombogenic Subendothelial Matrix: Acetylsalicylic Acid and Dipyridamole Inhibit Thrombus Formation Ex Vivo in Humans....Pages 39-44
Human Endothelial Cells Modulate Thrombus Formation in an In Vitro Model of Platelet-Vessel Wall Interactions....Pages 45-52
Cerebral Vasocontraction Induced by Thrombin-Stimulated Washed Human Platelets - A New In Vitro Model to Study Cerebral Vasospasm....Pages 53-58
Radioisotopic Monitoring of the Main Mechanisms Involved in Human Atherogenesis....Pages 59-64
Modification of Platelet Prosthetic Interaction by Endothelial Cells....Pages 65-70
Quantitation of Platelet Thrombus in Cardiac Valve Prostheses with the Radiolabeled Platelets....Pages 71-86
 99m Tc-HMPAO Thrombocytes: In Vitro Comparison with 111 In-Oxine Thrombocytes and Preliminary Clinical Experience....Pages 87-93
Thrombogenesis and Antithrombotic Agents in an In Vivo Model for Minimal Endothelial Damage....Pages 95-99
Indium-111 Platelet Scintigraphy in Stroke Patients....Pages 101-107
Back Matter....Pages 109-110