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University of Tubingen reports research in heart disease
July 6th, 2008
In this recent report published in the journal Heart, researchers in Tubingen, Germany conducted a study "To evaluate residual platelet activity in a consecutive cohort of patients treated with dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stent implantation Design: Prospective single-centre cohort study. University hospital in Germany." "480 patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease (n = 221 (46%) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS; n = 259 (54%) stable angina) were studied. Platelet activity was measured by collagen- (5 mg/ml) and adenosine diphosphate- (ADP; 20 mu mol/l) induced platelet aggregation to assess post-treatment activity in patients treated with...
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-07-06)
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