Platelet function testing in cardiac surgery: A comparative study of electrical impedance aggregometry and thromboelastography

Point of care platelet function tests are increasingly used to assess drug-related platelet inhibition prior to cardiac surgery. Numerous devices are available including Thromboelastography (TEG® PlateletMapping™). The latest generation TEG® – the TEG® 6 – has recently been released incorporating a...

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Main Authors: Bilal H. Kirmani, Robert Ian Johnson, Seema Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-08-01
Series:Platelets
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2016.1237626