Clopidogrel use and smoking cessation result in lower coated-platelet levels after stroke
Coated-platelets are a subset of highly procoagulant platelets elevated in patients with non-lacunar ischemic stroke and associated with stroke recurrence. Cross-sectional studies in controls have shown that smoking is associated with higher coated-platelet levels while chronic use of serotonin reup...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2020-02-01
|
Series: | Platelets |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2019.1609661 |