Against the backdrop of wide variability in thrombotic risk and clopidogrel response in patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as well as growing use of more potent antiplatelet ...

LOS ANGELES — Patients with intracranial aneurysm who respond poorly to the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel when treated with flow diversion using the Pipeline embolization device (Medtronic) have ...

In a 2-part series, TCTMD will explore how the GRAVITAS trial is influencing the field of functional platelet testing. Part 1 summarizes the trial and its aftermath, including explanations for the ...

This release is available in Chinese. An analysis of six tests that are used to measure platelet function and help gauge the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs for patients undergoing a cardiac ...

November 15, 2009 (Orlando, Florida) — Results for the first head-to-head comparison of different platelet-function tests suggests that a handful of platelet reactivity assays--used to test the ...

CHICAGO – Among patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing a procedure such as angioplasty, those who received platelet function tests before receiving antithrombotic therapy to determine ...

Aspirin is widely prescribed for the secondary prevention of ischemic stroke and acute coronary syndromes, but some patients do not respond to this therapy. There is evidence that these ...

The fundamental role of platelets in haemostasis and thrombosis relies on their capability of adhesion to specific locations of the perturbed vessel wall upon injury, damage or inflammation. Continued ...

While thrombocytopenia and bleeding are events that often occur together in neonates, this may not signify cause and effect. In fact, one study reported that 91% of neonates with low platelet counts ...

Study of the bleeding tendency in uremia in 26 subjects, 10 of whom were bleeding, showed platelet counts and plasma coagulation factors to be normal. There was a significant inverse correlation ...

Thrombocytopenia absent radius (TAR) affects the radius — the long, thin bone in the forearm — and platelet function. This defect commonly appears at birth or within the first few years of life.