CaRi-heart technology
Revolutionary new technology to assess the risk of a serious heart condition or heart attack – many years before anything happens.
PLATELET FUNCTION TESTING
This test is used to assess the effectiveness of ‘blood thinners’ prescribed to prevent heart attacks and strokes
Multiplate platelet function analysis is useful in the assessment of inherited (genetic) and acquired platelet function disorders, in the analysis of platelet function in anaesthesia and intensive care, and for the monitoring of platelet 'antagonists' (medicines that help to prevent blood clots).
A stand blood sample is taken and the test done from this sample. A platelet function test can:
At our laboratories we analyse patient specimen's such as blood and tissue, using bespoke panels as well as routine tests to help make diagnoses and pinpoint the most suitable treatment.
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