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CLINICS IN LIVER DISEASE
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 11-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cld.2008.09.010
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Primary hemostasis; Platelets; Platelet function tests; Bleeding; Liver disease
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Patients who have liver disease commonly present with alterations in platelet number and function. Recent data have questioned the contribution of these changes to bleeding complications in these patients. Modern tests of platelet function revealed compensatory mechanisms for the decreased platelet number and function, the most prominent compensatory mechanism being substantially elevated levels of the adhesive protein von Willebrand's factor. Consequently, standard diagnostic tests of platelet functions seem to be of little use to predict bleeding complication in patients who have liver disease. This article outlines the role of platelet abnormalities and possibilities for platelet function testing in patients who have liver disease.
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