The regulation of platelet function in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Platelets play an important role in the pathogenesis of atherothrombosis and, as such, measuring platelet dysfunction in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) may be a useful prognostic marker for future cardiovascular events. Detecting increased platelet activity but also reduced platelet...

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Main Author: Dickinson, Karen Joanna
Published: University of Leeds 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.598024