| Assessment of Platelet Function in Patients on Antiplatelet Therapy Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Review. | |
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PMID: 22503172 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Increasing numbers of patients are undergoing cardiac surgery on dual antiplatelet therapy following previous percutaneous coronary intervention. The dilemma of stopping antiplatelet therapy prior to surgery with risk of stent thrombosis, versus continuation and risk of post-operative bleeding has received much debate. Currently, an accurate and standardised method of predicting antiplatelet drug efficacy has not yet been determined and significant inter-individual variance has been shown. This review focuses on the most widely used laboratory and point of care assays currently available to measure platelet function and recent published data evaluating these methods. Further studies may enable predictive values to be defined, to guide the practicing clinician in balancing the risk of thrombosis versus haemorrhage. |
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Ravi Patni; M Asghar Nawaz; Antanas Macys; K M John Chan; P Punjabi |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-4-11 |
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Title: Heart, lung & circulation Volume: - ISSN: 1444-2892 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-4-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100963739 Medline TA: Heart Lung Circ Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom. |
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