A platelet aggregation test checks how well your platelets clump together to form blood clots. Platelets are a type of blood cell. They help form blood clots by sticking together. A clot is what stops ...

Proteolytic degradation products of fibrinogen, produced as a result of excessive fibrinolysis, have been demonstrated in the blood of cirrhotic patients. 7,8 Such degradation products, when formed in ...

Cyclosporine A (CsA) has an important role in the prevention of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after bone marrow transplantation (BMT). However, CsA sometimes is associated with thrombotic ...

The participation of platelets in atherogenesis and the subsequent formation of occlusive thrombi depend on platelets' adhesive properties and the inability to respond to stimuli with rapid activation ...

A recently described hemorrhagic disorder characterized by defective platelet aggregation induced by collagen and epinephrine appears to be caused, in part, by the same abnormality induced by aspirin ...

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 ...

Abstract and Introduction Review of Normal Platelet Physiology and Megakaryocytopoisis Qualitative Platelet Abnormalities Conclusion References Nitric oxide (NO) is another drug used in the neonatal ...

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 ...