Open AccessNeurointerventional Stenting and Antiplatelet Function Testing: To Do or Not to Do?
Author(s) -
Tareq KassHout,
Yazan J. Alderazi,
Krishna Amuluru,
Peter J. Jin,
Carlos Ayala,
Charles J. Prestigiacomo,
Chirag D. Gandhi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
interventional neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.07
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1664-9737
pISSN - 1664-5545
DOI - 10.1159/000431261
Subject(s) - medicine , clopidogrel , modified rankin scale , aspirin , platelet inhibition , cohort , stroke (engine) , thrombosis , retrospective cohort study , complication , surgery , cardiology , ischemic stroke , mechanical engineering , ischemia , engineering
Platelet function testing in neurointerventional (NI) procedures is still controversial. We compared the clinical outcomes between antiplatelet responders and nonresponders based on the results of the VerifyNow (VN) testing method.