|
|
Article: CLSI Publishes Guideline on Platelet Function Testing by Aggregometry.
- Article from:
- Business Wire
- Article date:
- December 8, 2008
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 Business Wire. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
WAYNE, Pa. -- Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) recently published a document, Platelet Function Testing by Aggregometry; Approved Guideline (H58-A), which provides concrete, standard procedures for using aggregometry to assess platelet function in patient specimens with the intent to achieve greater uniformity of results. Platelets play a vital role in hemorrhagic, thrombotic, and vascular ischemic disorders. Antiplatelet therapy (APT) is regarded as "the cornerstone of treatment" for various coronary conditions, giving dramatic rise to the introduction of new antiplatelet drugs. This in turn has increased the interest among clinicians and laboratorians ...