Approximately 40% of adolescent women experience heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), and 10–62% of them have an underlying bleeding disorder (BD). Diagnosing a BD remains challenging because of ...

What Is the Platelet Aggregation Test? A platelet aggregation test is a blood test that looks at how well your blood cells called platelets clump together and clot. It is sometimes called a platelet ...

In a 2-part series, TCTMD will explore how the GRAVITAS trial is influencing the field of functional platelet testing. Part 1 summarizes the trial and its aftermath, including explanations for the ...

Is a medical journal ad for platelet-inhibition testing backed up by evidence that treatment guided by such testing can reduce the risk of clot formation? No, writes Yale cardiologist Harlan Krumholz.

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 ...

Q: My platelets were slightly elevated on my blood test. What can cause this? A: Platelets are part of how our body forms clots to stop bleeding. They are produced in the bone marrow by cells called ...

A platelet aggregation test checks how well your platelets clump together to form blood clots. Platelets are a type of blood cell. They help form blood clots by sticking together. A clot is what stops ...