title: Proposal of a "gradient model" to evaluate residual platelet activity on antiplatelet therapy: A pilot study.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, S. Agostino - Estense Hospital, Modena, Italy. Electronic address: n.lelli@ausl.mo.it.
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lelli
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, S. Agostino - Estense Hospital, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Rima
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizkallah
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, S. Agostino - Estense Hospital, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.affiliation: Internal Health Monitoring Service, S. Agostino - Estense Hospital, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pedretti
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, S. Agostino - Estense Hospital, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cariani
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, S. Agostino - Estense Hospital, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Trenti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D004351:Drug Resistance; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010979:Platelet Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin