The utility of platelet function testing is controversial, however, largely because of lackluster results with its use in coronary stenting.

Study examines platelet function testing for guiding antithrombotic treatment before PCI procedures Date: September 20, 2011 Source: JAMA and Archives Journals Summary: Among patients with acute ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new findings suggest that platelet-function testing seems to be important in these NSTEMI patients, says Sibbing, who adds that his institution now performs such tests routinely.

The use of platelet-function tests to monitor and guide antiplatelet therapy in PCI patients has sparked heated debate. Cardiologists have sought to reconcile biological plausibility with the ...

Use potent P2Y12 inhibitors such as prasugrel or ticagrelor to intensify platelet inhibition rather than high-dose clopidogrel Test the clinical value of assays that were not used in previous studies ...

WASHINGTON, DC—Additional evidence, this time from a phase IIb trial in healthy people ages 50 to 80, supports that bentracimab (PhaseBio) provides a near-immediate reversal of ticagrelor’s ...

The global platelet function test market is poised for robust growth over the next decade, fueled by innovations in diagnostic technologies and increasing demand for personalized, preventive ...