Standardization of light transmittance aggregometry for monitoring antiplatelet therapy: An adjustment for platelet count is not necessary

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 677-683

  Linnemann, Birgit ^a   Schwonberg, J ^a   Mani, H ^a   Prochnow, S ^a   Lindhoff Last, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Clopidogrel; Light transmittance aggregometry; Responsiveness; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOTTING PARAMETERS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT TRANSMITTANCE AGGREGOMETRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; ASPIRIN; CALIBRATION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PLATELET AGGREGATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET FUNCTION TESTS; PLATELET-RICH PLASMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROMBOPHILIA; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 40949119392     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.02891.x     Document Type: Article

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