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Article: Study Shows That Platelet Function Can Predict Myocardial Damage in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.
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- September 7, 2004
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DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Dade Behring's PFA-100(R) used in study to test platelet function
A study in the September 14, 2004 issue of the medical journal, Circulation, published by the American Heart Association, concluded that information regarding platelet function obtained with the PFA-100(R) analyzer may help in the risk stratification of patients presenting with myocardial infarction (MI). The research study indicated that patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) show significantly enhanced platelet function when their platelets are subjected to shear conditions similar to those found in a stenosed coronary vessel by the PFA-100 platelet ...