Platelets are the smallest of the human blood cells, measuring about one-tenth the diameter of a white blood cell. They usually circulate freely, maintained in a mobile but inactive state by molecules ...
The risk of thrombus formation after percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion with a plug device is increased in patients with higher CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2-VASc scores and platelet counts, ...
A recently described hemorrhagic disorder characterized by defective platelet aggregation induced by collagen and epinephrine appears to be caused, in part, by the same abnormality induced by aspirin ...