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 ...

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 ...

For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), tailoring antiplatelet therapy based on the results of platelet function testing makes no difference in the risk of recurrent ischemic ...

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 ...

Use of platelet function testing during dual antiplatelet therapy, including a P2Y12 antagonist, in acute coronary syndromes does not improve clinical outcomes. Researchers at King's College London ...

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 ...

Following Stent Placement, Low Platelet Reactivity at Time of Discharge and After 30 Days Leads to 50% Reduction in Cardiovascular Events "These new findings from GRAVITAS demonstrate that patients ...

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 ...

Approximately 40% of adolescent women experience heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), and 10–62% of them have an underlying bleeding disorder (BD). Diagnosing a BD remains challenging because of ...

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 ...

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 ...