1. The TIMI 9b and GUSTO IIb Trials and the “Thrombin Hypothesis”

   • F. Andreotti

   OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 313

2. The Narrow Therapeutic Index of Thrombin Inhibition: Implications for Newer Antithrombotic Therapies

   • Joseph Loscalzo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 315 - 316

3. Thrombin Hypothesis: The TIMI 9B and GUSTO IIB Trials Have Successfully Disproven/Proven the Thrombin Hypothesis

   • Harvey D. White

   OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 319

4. Reexamination of the Thrombin Hypothesis: What We Have Learned from TIMI 9B and GUSTO IIb

   • Robert P. Giugliano
   • Elliott M. Antman
   • Eugene Braunwald

   OriginalPaper Pages: 321 - 323

5. Hirudin in Acute Coronary Syndromes: When Cents Override Good Sense

   • David Brieger
   • Eric Topol

   OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 327

6. Primary Angioplasty Is the Ideal Treatment for Acute Myocardial Infarction

   • Costas T. Lambrew

   OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 330

7. Primary PTCA: Possibly the Best, Often the Only Choice for Reperfusion in Acute Myocardial Infarction

   • Gabriel Steg
   • Patrick Seknadji

   OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 336

8. Thrombolytic Therapy: The Treatment of Choice in Acute Myocardial Infarction

   • Luis A. Guzman
   • A. Michael Lincoff

   OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 343

9. Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in the Initial Treatment of Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis

   • Karen Aileen Valentine
   • Graham Frederick Pineo
   • Russell Douglas Hull

   OriginalPaper Pages: 345 - 347

10. Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin Should Replace Unfractionated Heparin for Treatment of Venous Thrombosis and Unstable Angina

    • Jack Hirsh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 351

11. Adjunctive Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Road to Improved Infarct-Related Artery Patency

    • John H Alexander
    • Robert A. Harrington

    OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 355

12. The Prothrombinase Complex: Assembly and Function

    • Frederick A. Spencer
    • Richard C. Becker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 357 - 364

13. Deep Venous Thrombosis: Early Discharge Strategies and Outpatient Management

    • Rebecca M. Baron
    • Samuel Z. Goldhaber

    OriginalPaper Pages: 365 - 374

14. Current and Practical Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction

    • Mrinal Sharma
    • Mark I. Furman
    • Richard C. Becker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 375 - 396

15. Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Management Algorithms

    • Mrinal Sharma
    • Mark I. Furman
    • Richard C. Becker

    OriginalPaper Pages: 397 - 413

16. Physicians' Use of Heparin Following Thrombolytic Therapy: An International Perspective

    • Lisa G. Berdan
    • Neal S. Kleiman
    • Robert M. Califf

    OriginalPaper Pages: 415 - 423

17. Thrombophilia in Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia

    • Paul Chan
    • Tsuei-Yuan Huang
    • Chung-Wen Tsai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 425 - 429

18. Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Integrin Blockade in Coronary Artery Disease: Current State of the Art

    • Huay-Cheem Tan
    • Robert A. Harrington
    • James E. Tcheng

    OriginalPaper Pages: 431 - 439