title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Section on Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009, USA. tslaught@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Slaughter
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000502:physiology; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010979:Platelet Function Tests; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D058924:Thienopyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D058924:Thienopyridines