Randomized trials of platelet function and genetic testing to guide antiplatelet decisions following PCI have produced notoriously mixed results: now, an updated consensus document aims to fill some ...

The document follows two earlier consensus documents, released in 2013 and 2016. Dominick Angiolillo, MD, PhD (University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville), senior author of the paper, ...

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 ...

Use of platelet function testing during dual antiplatelet therapy, including a P2Y12 antagonist, in acute coronary syndromes does not improve clinical outcomes. Researchers at King's College London ...

This release is available in Chinese. 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 ...

WATERTOWN, Mass., April 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- PlateletDiagnostics, LLC (PlateletDx.com) today announced the development of a first-in-class platelet function assay that measures phosphorylation of ...

While thrombocytopenia and bleeding are events that often occur together in neonates, this may not signify cause and effect. In fact, one study reported that 91% of neonates with low platelet counts ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with hypertension and residual high platelet reactivity with clopidogrel had an increased risk for MACE ...

Thrombocytopenia absent radius (TAR) affects the radius — the long, thin bone in the forearm — and platelet function. This defect commonly appears at birth or within the first few years of life.