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Platelet microaggregation using a Coulter counter provides a quick, simple, reliable, and clinically valid method of assessing percentage platelet inhibition by GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors.
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A Coulter counter-based platelet microaggregation method offers a practical and reliable approach to monitoring the antiplatelet effects of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors.
Platelet aggregation assessment after therapeutic administration of a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor has been difficult in routine practice due to the inherent nature of platelet preparation and aggregometry. Platelet microaggregation was performed via the utilisation of a Coulter counter. Citrate and heparin were evaluated as the anticoagulants, and ADP and adrenaline were evaluated as the stimulants. Aprotinin was also assessed. ReoPro was utilised in all assays as the GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor. Platelet microaggregation using the described methodology provides a quick, simple, reliable, and clinically valid method of assessing the percentage platelet inhibition due to the presence of a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor.
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Michael Poullis (1999) studied Platelet aggregation assessment. Platelet microaggregation using a Coulter counter was evaluated on Percentage platelet inhibition. Platelet microaggregation using a Coulter counter provides a quick, simple, reliable, and clinically valid method of assessing percentage platelet inhibition by GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors.
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