Because up to 12% of obstetric patients meet criteria for the diagnosis of thrombocytopenia
in pregnancy, it is not infrequent that the anesthesiologist must decide whether to proceed …

The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is well recognized to increase with aging.
Concurrently, the plasma concentrations of many coagulation factors (eg, fibrinogen, factor …

The guideline writing group was selected to be representative of UK‐based medical experts.
MEDLINE was systematically searched for publications in English up to the Summer of 2010 …

Drugs represent the most common cause of platelet dysfunction in our overmedicated
society. While acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), adenosine diphosphate receptor antagonists …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Platelet activation
and aggregation play an integral role in hemostasis and thrombosis. Diets and nutrients play …

Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited autosomal recessive bleeding disorder
of platelet function caused by a quantitative or qualitative defect of platelet membrane …

Custom-made and commercial parallel-plate flow chambers are widely used for studies of
platelet activation and thrombus formation in whole blood at defined shear rates. When used …

Performance of coagulation tests 405 Investigation of a patient suspected of Handling of
samples and reagents 405 afibrinogenaemia, hypofibrinogenaemia Eliminating a time trend …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Platelet activation
and aggregation play a central role in hemostasis and thrombosis. Herbal medicines have …

The “platelet function analyzer”(PFA)− 100 was first introduced to us in 1995. Since then, the
instrument has appeared in over 50 reviews and almost 1000 publications. Recently, the …