Surgery timing and bleeding prediction
- Mahla E, Suarez TA, Bliden KP, Rehak P, Metzler H, Sequeira AJ, Cho P, Sell J, Fan J, Antonino MJ, Tantry US, Gurbel PA. Platelet function measurement-based strategy to reduce bleeding and waiting time in clopidogrel-treated patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the timing based on platelet function strategy to reduce clopidogrel-associated bleeding related to CABG (TARGET-CABG) study. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2012;5:261-269. Click here for complimentary ePrint
- Kwak et al. Clopidogrel Responsiveness Regardless of the Discontinuation Date Predicts Increased Blood Loss and Transfusion Requirement After Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 56:1994-2002.
- Preisman et al. Modified thromboelastography evaluation of platlet dysfunction in patients undergoing coronary artery surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Jun;37(6):1367-74. Epub 2010 Feb 24.
Thrombotic risk assessment in interventional cardiology patients
- Gurbel et al. Adenosine diphosphate-induced platelet-fibrin clot strength: a new thrombelastographic indicator of long-term poststenting ischemic events. Am Heart J. 2010 Aug;160(2):346-54.