Platelet Aggregation in Healthy Participants is Not Affected by Smoking, Drinking Coffee, Consuming a High-Fat Meal, or Performing Physical Exercise

Platelet aggregation can be measured using optical aggregation (light transmission aggregometry, LTA) as well as by impedance (Multiplate analyzer). The LTA (the gold standard method) can be influenced by many preanalytical variables. Several guidelines differ in recommendations for the duration pat...

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Main Authors: Joyce P.M. Krekels BSc, Paul W.M. Verhezen Ing, Yvonne M.C. Henskens PhD, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-03-01
Series:Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1076029618782445