September 23, 2012Current Pharmaceutical Design
Platelet Function Testing in Atherothrombotic Disease
Key result
Platelet function testing enables detection of high on-treatment platelet reactivity to individualize therapy, though it has not yet been adopted into routine clinical practice.
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Review
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Implication
May support individualized antiplatelet therapy in select patients; leaves open whether routine testing improves outcomes.
Structured PICO
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Intervention
Platelet function testing
This review provides an overview of platelet function testing methods and their potential role in individualizing antiplatelet therapy for patients with atherothrombotic disease.
Cite This Study
Grove et al. (2012) conducted a review in Atherothrombotic disease. Platelet function testing was evaluated. Platelet function testing enables detection of high on-treatment platelet reactivity to individualize therapy, though it has not yet been adopted into routine clinical practice.