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Article: Platelet function can predict heart damage in acute MI patients, study shows.
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- Blood Weekly
- Article date:
- October 7, 2004
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2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It was concluded in a study published in the medical journal Circulation by the American Heart Association that information regarding platelet function obtained with the PFA-100 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 function analyzer. The analyzer is manufactured and marketed by Dade ...