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The role of platelet function testing in risk stratification and clinical decision-making

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Gurbel, PA; Tantry, US
Published in: Interventional Cardiology Clinics
October 1, 2013

Clopidogrel (a widely used second-generation thienopyridine) therapy is associated with an unpredictable pharmacodynamic response whereby approximately 1 in 3 patients will have a high on-treatment platelet reactivity to adenosine diphosphate. High on-treatment platelet reactivity is an established risk factor for ischemic event occurrence in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Platelet function testing may have a role in monitoring therapeutic efficacy when clopidogrel is the chosen agent and in safety when more potent drugs are used, especially in patients with high bleeding risk. At this time, it seems most reasonable to assess platelet function in high-risk clopidogrel-treated patients. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.

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Interventional Cardiology Clinics

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2211-7458

Publication Date

October 1, 2013

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2

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4

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607 / 614
 

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Gurbel, P. A., & Tantry, U. S. (2013). The role of platelet function testing in risk stratification and clinical decision-making. Interventional Cardiology Clinics, 2(4), 607–614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccl.2013.05.009
Gurbel, P. A., and U. S. Tantry. “The role of platelet function testing in risk stratification and clinical decision-making.” Interventional Cardiology Clinics 2, no. 4 (October 1, 2013): 607–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccl.2013.05.009.
Gurbel PA, Tantry US. The role of platelet function testing in risk stratification and clinical decision-making. Interventional Cardiology Clinics. 2013 Oct 1;2(4):607–14.
Gurbel, P. A., and U. S. Tantry. “The role of platelet function testing in risk stratification and clinical decision-making.” Interventional Cardiology Clinics, vol. 2, no. 4, Oct. 2013, pp. 607–14. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.iccl.2013.05.009.
Gurbel PA, Tantry US. The role of platelet function testing in risk stratification and clinical decision-making. Interventional Cardiology Clinics. 2013 Oct 1;2(4):607–614.
Journal cover image

Published In

Interventional Cardiology Clinics

DOI

ISSN

2211-7458

Publication Date

October 1, 2013

Volume

2

Issue

4

Start / End Page

607 / 614