Advances in Antithrombotic Therapy: Novel Agents

Most of the clinical evaluation of the direct thrombin inhibitors has been in coronary artery disease. The recent clinical reports suggest that there is a narrower window of safety with recombinant hirudin than initially thought particularly when it is used in conjunction with thrombolytic agents and aspirin in acute myocardial infarction. The efficacy data, however, indicate that the direct thrombin inhibitors have great potential particularly …