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The clinical usefulness of the platelet aggregation test for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Apr 1993
Chong B H, Burgess J, Ismail F
Abstract excerpt
The platelet aggregation test is widely used for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a potentially serious complication of heparin therapy. We have evaluated its sensitivity and specificity in comparison with those of the 14C-serotonin release test. The sensitivity of the platelet aggregation test was found to vary with the heparin concentration and the donor of the platelets used in the...
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