
Aspirin Resistance
Specialty: | Hematology Oncology Clinical Laboratory Clinical Pharmacology |
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Description: | Some patients taking aspirin will develop thromboembolic disease. A subset of these patients are thought to have platelets that are resistant to the functional inhibition caused by aspirin. These patients may benefit from alternative therapeutic strategies. |
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