Why the study?
Does measuring platelet adhesiveness aid in the diagnosis of bleeding diseases?
Population
Patients with hemorrhagic states, including von Willebrand's disease, qualitative platelet diseases, and…
Design
Review
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May aid von Willebrand diagnosis when factor VIII is unreliable; leaves open role versus modern assays.
Does measuring platelet adhesiveness aid in the diagnosis of bleeding diseases?
Measuring platelet adhesiveness is a crucial diagnostic tool for von Willebrand's disease, especially when standard factor VIII levels are obscured by other factors.
Bowie et al. (1973) studied this question.
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