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Monitoring of aspirin (ASA) pharmacodynamics with the platelet function analyzer PFA-100.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Feb 2000
Homoncik M, Jilma B, Hergovich N, Stohlawetz P, Panzer S, Speiser W
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BACKGROUND: Anti-platelet drug therapy is currently performed without monitoring, because the established method of platelet aggregometry is cumbersome. The recently developed platelet function analyzer PFA-100 measures shear stress dependent, collagen epinephrine (CEPI) and collagen adenosine diphosphate (CADP) induced platelet plug formation. As the PFA-100 provides a valuable tool to detect patients with...
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