title: Assessment of platelet function on whole blood by multiple electrode aggregometry in high-risk patients with coronary artery disease receiving antiplatelet therapy.
abstract: This study sought to compare Multiplate impedance platelet aggregometry (IPA) with light transmission aggregometry (LTA) and the PFA-100 for determining the prevalence of residual platelet reactivity (RPR) by the Multiplate IPA in 297 patients with acute coronary syndrome receiving dual antiplatelet therapy. Aggregations were induced by adenosine-5 diphosphate (ADP), arachidonic acid, and collagen. PFA-100 closure times were measured by collagen and ADP and epinephrine (CEPI) cartridges. Significant correlations were observed between Multiplate IPA and LTA after all stimulations (P < .0001) and between Multiplate IPA (arachidonate and collagen) and PFA-100 CEPI closure time (P < .0001 for both). Cutoff values of Multiplate IPA (for all stimulations) were calculated for the identification of RPR. Between the Multiplate IPA and LTA good agreement was found with all 3 agonists (P < .0001 for all). Multiplate IPA might represent a reliable, handy, rapid tool to monitor antiplatelet therapy in clinical practice and for clinical investigations.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medical and Surgical Critical Care, Thrombosis Center, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paniccia
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Antonucci
authors.forename: Niccolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maggini
authors.forename: Eloisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marcucci
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prisco
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abbate
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010979:Platelet Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors