Deciphering the platelet function test inacute coronary syndrome patients subjected to anti-platelet therapy / 中华检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Anti-platelet therapy plays a key role in acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) treatments.Platelet function tests could monitor the effect of anti-platelet drugs′, however, it is still under debate that whether platelet function monitoring could be used to adjust antiplatelet therapy.Additionally, there are a number of platelet function assays, and each of them has specifically advantages and disadvantages.This article reviewed evidence-based information, guidelines, consensus and clinical experience about platelet function monitoring in ACS patients, which was intend to help laboratory technicians and clinicians understanding the value of platelet function tests in monitoring anti-platelet therapy.