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 ...
In patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intensifying antiplatelet therapy based on platelet reactivity testing reduces cardiovascular mortality and stent thrombosis, according ...
March 6, 2009 (Munich, Germany) — More evidence that patients with a low platelet responsiveness to clopidogrel have an increased risk of stent thrombosis has come from a new study, with the ...
The global Platelet Aggregation Devices Market is valued at USD 590.65 Million in 2024 and is projected to reach a value of USD 1086 Million by 2035 at a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 5.75% ...
Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) treatment results in grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia in 8%-13% of patients. Prior in vitro studies reported T-DM1 inhibition of megakaryocyte maturation as the cause of ...
The RECLOSE 2–ACS (Responsiveness to Clopidogrel and Stent Thrombosis 2–ACS) trial from Italy provides new information about platelet reactivity but doesn't answer any of the key questions about the ...
The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic that emerged in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019 spread rapidly throughout the world and has caused over 6.5 million deaths. The disease is caused by ...
Megakaryocytes, which are derived from hematopoietic stem cell precursors in bone marrow, form and release platelets; these circulate in the blood for 8 to 10 days before they are removed by hepatic ...