antidote/infarction

Stroke in general is one of the leading causes for death and disability in the industrialized world. Cardiac thrombo-embolisms are the major contributor to ischemic infarction with atrial fibrillation [afib] being the most frequent underlying pathology. As the prevalence of afib is constantly

Given the central role of thrombosis in the pathobiology of acute ischemic heart disease, injectable (intravenous or subcutaneous) anticoagulants have become the foundation of medical treatment for patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (unstable angina and myocardial infarction; ACS) and

Sickle cell disease is an autosomal recessive disorder and the most common genetic disease affecting African-Americans. Approximately 0.15% of African-Americans are homozygous for sickle cell disease, and 8% have sickle cell trait. Hemoglobin S polymerization leads to red cell rigidity,