Antiplatelet Therapy, Platelet Function Testing, and Bleeding Complications in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Semin Thromb Hemost. 2017 Oct;43(7):699-705. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1603366. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Authors

Emma C Hansson^{1

2}, Anders Jeppsson^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
² Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.

PMID: 28571102
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603366

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aspirin / therapeutic use
Blood Platelets / drug effects*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Hemorrhage / etiology
Humans
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Platelet Function Tests / methods*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Ticlopidine / therapeutic use

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Ticlopidine
Aspirin