Gender-based differences in platelet function and platelet reactivity to P2Y12 inhibitors.
Marco RanucciTommaso AloisioUmberto Di DeddaLorenzo MenicantiCarlo de VincentiisEkaterina Baryshnikovanull nullPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Our findings confirm that women have a larger platelet count than men, and that this is associated to a trend towards a higher platelet reactivity. HTPR is largely represented in women with a high platelet count. This generates the hypothesis that women requiring P2Y12 inhibitors could potentially benefit from larger doses of drug or should be treated with anti-platelet agents with a low rate of HTPR.