Article: Aspirin-Resistance, Determined by Accumetrics Aspirin Test, Linked to Increased Risk for Adverse Outcomes in Routine Stenting Procedure; Increased Risks of Aspirin-Resistance Highlight Critical Need for Testing.

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients who are found to be resistant to the antiplatelet effects of aspirin, as determined by the Accumetrics Ultegra(R) Aspirin Test, were found to have more than three times the risk of elevated levels of cardiac enzymes during coronary stenting according to a study presented by researchers from the University of Hong Kong at the 2003 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, FL. Elevated enzymes are associated with myonecrosis, or damage to the heart muscle, and have been shown to correlate with adverse outcomes, including increased risk of cardiac death after coronary angioplasty.

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