Platelet Function Testing in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke: An Observational Study

The measurement of platelet reactivity in patients with stroke undergoing antiplatelet therapies is not commonly performed in clinical practice. We assessed the prevalence of therapy responsiveness in patients with stroke and further investigated differences between patients on prevention therapy at stroke onset and patients naive to antiplatelet medications. We also sought differences in responsiveness between etiological subtypes and correlations between Clopidogrel responsiveness and genetic polymorphisms.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research