Laboratory evaluation of aspirin responsiveness.
Aspirin is the most commonly used antiplatelet medication. Laboratory monitoring of aspirin response has recently become a topic of interest due to potential impacts on patient management and clinical outcomes. This article summarizes available laboratory testing of aspirin response with focus on technical issues, limitations, and current opinion on the utility of routine patient testing.
Department of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center and ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. kristi.smock@aruplab.com
Kristi J
KJ
Smock
George M
GM
Rodgers
D001241:Aspirin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010979:Platelet Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D013929:Thromboxane B2 / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine
D013929:Thromboxane B2; D001241:Aspirin