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Coated-Platelet Levels Are Low in Patients With Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Journal

STROKE
Volume 40, Issue 7, Pages 2578-2580

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.549014

Keywords

platelets; hemorrhage; intracerebral

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  1. Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology
  2. American Heart Association

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Background and Purpose-Coated-platelets are a subset of platelets with high procoagulant potential observed on dual agonist stimulation with collagen and thrombin. Failure to produce coated-platelets in animals results in a bleeding diathesis. With this background, we undertook a pilot study to investigate coated-platelet production in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH). Methods-Coated-platelet levels were determined in 26 patients with a diagnosis of SICH and 52 controls. Results-The patient population had significantly lower coated-platelet levels than the controls (mean +/- SD, 24.8 +/- 9.7% versus 32.9 +/- 12.6%, P = 0.0035). Conclusions-Decreased coated-platelet synthesis may be linked to the mechanisms involved in the events leading to SICH. (Stroke. 2009; 40: 2578-2580.)

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