ROME, Italy—In elderly patients treated with prasugrel after undergoing stenting for ACS, use of platelet function testing to either adjust their dose or switch them to clopidogrel had no effect on ...

The document follows two earlier consensus documents, released in 2013 and 2016. Dominick Angiolillo, MD, PhD (University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville), senior author of the paper, ...

PlateletDiagnostics, LLC (PlateletDx.com) today announced the development of a first-in-class platelet function assay that measures phosphorylation of the abundant platelet protein, dynamin-related ...

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 ...

BARCELONA, SPAIN — A new "deescalation" regimen of dual antiplatelet therapy post-ACS—which involves switching from prasugrel (Effient, Lilly/Daiichi-Sankyo) to clopidogrel in certain patients guided ...

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 ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways An MPV blood test measures the average size of your platelets to help assess blood health.High MPV means your body is making new platelets quickly ...

PlateletDiagnostics develops novel immune-based platelet function assay to monitor antiplatelet therapy: Watertown, Massachusetts Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 18:00 Hrs [IST] Platele ...