Aspirin Resistance and Stroke Risk: Platelet Function Analysis in Patients With Ischemic Events

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if PFA results correlate with ischemic event outcomes as well as bleeding complications. Hypothesis is antiplatelet agents will be more efficacious if they are administered in a dose-adjusted manner using PFA results as a guide.

Timeline

Start

2007-07

Primary completion

2010-04

Completion

2011-12

Publications

• Background Taylor TN, Davis PH, Torner JC, Holmes J, Meyer JW, Jacobson MF. Lifetime cost of stroke in the United States. Stroke. 1996 Sep;27(9):1459-66. doi: 10.1161/01.str.27.9.1459.

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