Cilostazol is a quinolinone derivative and antiplatelet agent with vasodilating properties that has been used in the symptomatic treatment of intermittent claudication in patients with peripheral ischaemia. It is marketed under the brand name Pletal by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.. Cilostazol works by inhibiting both primary and secondary aggregation and reducing calcium-induced contractions.
Indicated for the alleviation of symptoms of intermittent claudication (pain in the legs that occurs with walking and disappears with rest).
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Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom
Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Korea, Republic of
Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Gyunggido, Korea, Republic of
Atherothrombosis Research Centre / Laboratory of Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Epirus, Greece
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Patras Universityu Hospital, Patras, Achaia, Greece
Attikon university General Hospital, Athens, Attiki, Greece
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