Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study, which was presented at the virtual PCR e-Course and simultaneously published in Circulation, also ...

A small study testing the pharmacodynamic effects of several antiplatelet agents suggests that tirofiban (Aggrastat; Medicure), a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor, may provide “more potent and ...

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AGGREGATION of platelets in the presence of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) appears to be important in hæmostasis and in the genesis of platelet thrombosis. There is evidence that this reaction is common ...

Washington, DC - Researchers from Georgetown University say they have pressed new insights out of the red grape, offering at least two explanations for how purple grape juice can benefit the heart.

When cancer cells and platelets mix, the risk of metastasis and cancer-related deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) increases, but a small, proof-of-concept study suggests that the ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO -- Treatment with an investigational oral inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) was safe and boosted platelet counts in heavily pretreated patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), ...

Idorsia's P2Y12 receptor antagonist selatogrel has significantly inhibited platelet aggregation in two phase 2 trials. The primary endpoint successes in patients with stable coronary artery disease ...

A recent study conducted at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA, has revealed the mechanism of platelet hyperactivation in critically ill coronavirus ...

What Is the Platelet Aggregation Test? A platelet aggregation test is a blood test that looks at how well your blood cells called platelets clump together and clot. It is sometimes called a platelet ...