Baltimore, MD and Durham, NC - More studies linking the effect of antiplatelet drugs on platelet function with clinical outcomes are urgently needed, a new review of the field concludes [1]. The ...
PURPURA is a heterogeneous group of diseases with a single common denominator of spontaneous extravasation of blood. Classically, the purpuras are divided into two major classes: symptomatic and ...
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 procedure such as a coronary stent ...
LOS ANGELES, CA—In patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) treated with prasugrel, the incidence of high on-treatment platelet reactivity depends on the type of platelet function test used, ...
LAKE ZURICH, Ill. & WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A $30 test that takes fewer than 30 minutes to perform can prevent potentially deadly transfusions of bacterial contamination in platelets, ...
Use of platelet reactivity testing in ACS patients coming off P2Y12 inhibitors who may be at risk for perioperative bleeding can safely shorten the waiting time before CABG, potentially cutting ...
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with inflammation-driven hypercoagulability and increased venous ...
An experimental genetic test can gauge a person's risk of developing potentially deadly blood clots, researchers report. People who scored high on the test had more than double the rate of heart ...
Thetoday reported on the most serious infectious risks facing the blood supply: bacterial contamination of donated platelets. In its article, titled “The Biggest Blood Supply Risk: Tainted Platelets,” ...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An analysis of six tests used to measure platelet function and gauge the effectiveness of anti-platelet drugs for patients undergoing a cardiac procedure such as a coronary stent ...
Patients with bleeding and clotting disorders living in low-income countries could benefit from new low-cost testing devices being developed at UWE Bristol. Researchers from the School of Applied ...