Open AccessDetermination of Aspirin Responsiveness by Use of Whole Blood Platelet Aggregometry
Author(s) -
Boris Ivandic,
Evangelos Giannitsis,
Philipp Schlick,
Peter Staritz,
Hugo A. Katus,
Thomas Hohlfeld
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.081059
Subject(s) - aspirin , whole blood , platelet , platelet aggregation , medicine , pharmacology
Insufficient platelet inhibition is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk in up to 30% of patients taking regular doses of aspirin. We describe an assay to study aspirin responsiveness.
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