Does the VerifyNow P2Y12 assay overestimate "therapeutic response" to clopidogrel?

In contrast to short thrombelastography (s-TEG) which utilises adenosine diphosphate (ADP) alone, the VerifyNow P2Y12 assay (VN-P2Y12) additionally uses prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) as agonist to assess response to P2Y12 inhibitors. Based upon previous observations, we hypothesised that VN-P2Y12 overesti...

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Main Authors: Khanna, V. (Author), Hobson, A. (Author), Mikael, R. (Author), Sambu, N. (Author), Englyst, N. (Author), Curzen, N. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2017-11-21.
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